V-shaped engines like the V6 and V8 power lots of cars, but you probably never think about what, exactly, that V angle is. That's okay. Automotive engineers do.

From heavy-duty haulers to prestigious sedans, this Toyota V-8 engine did it all without breaking a sweat.

In the times when emissions restrictions were unheard of and oil flowed like water, bigger really was better, and no one did big better than American V8s.