When you start a V-8 engine, you are only driving two cylinders (1 liter) through their compression strokes, but with one big cylinder you would have to compress 4 liters instead.

当你启动V - 8发动机时，只是通过压缩冲程驱动了两个气缸(1升)，但是如果是一个大气缸你必须要压缩4升。

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The Lockheed design USES an inverted parabolic shape over a V-shaped engine array.

洛克希德采用了一种在V型引擎阵列上安置倒抛物线状尾翼的设计。

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The team used simulation tools to show it was possible to achieve over-land flight by dramatically lowering the level of sonic booms through the use of an "inverted-V" engine-under wing configuration.

这个团队在其所设计的飞机模型中在引擎上方使用了一个“倒V字型”的结构，他们通过模拟工具展示了通过这个结构可戏剧性地减少音爆导致的噪声成为一种可能。

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The new optional engine on Silverado and Sierra also beats out the 15 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the highway yielded by the 5.0L V-8 engine in two-wheel-drive versions of the F-150 and the 14 mpg in the city and 20 on the highway provided by a 4.7L V-8 engine in two-wheel drive versions of Ram.

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Smaller and less powerful than Detroit-built pickups, its V-8 engine produces 240 horsepower (the same as a V-6 Honda Accord sedan), while Chevy Silverado owners can get up to 325hp.

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The LF-A supercar prototype, equipped with a 500-horsepower V-10 engine, is a follow-up to a concept car Lexus debuted on the 2005 auto show circuit.

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