Have you ever wondered how two V8 engines can sound so different? It may come down to the crankshaft — here's why a ...

A typical V8 uses a cross-plane crank that has the journals that the connecting rods are connected to at 90-degree angles to each other, like a plus sign, while a flat-plane crank puts them at 180 ...

The terms "flat-plane" or "cross-plane" refer to the orientation of the throws on the crankshaft. A V8's flat-plane crank ...

A V8 like this with a cross-plane firing order has one cylinder firing for every 90 degrees of crankshaft rotation, which means two cylinders are on the power stroke at any given time.

Cross-plane cranks give American muscle its distinctive rumble, ... and for the new C8.R Corvette race car there's a flat-plane crank in the DOHC 5.5L V8.

This quality lends the cross-plane V8 its characteristic note, with the sound caused by the cross-plane firing order. The banks don't take turns firing cylinders — instead, ...

Quite the contrary – in fact, GM’s ICE-based efforts extend all the way to France and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Cadillac managed to podium with the impressive LMC55.R cross-plane V8 engine.

Chevrolet's hottest Corvette yet combines a twin-turbo flat-plane crank V8 with an electric drive unit for some ...

Cadillac's new LMDh prototype doesn't have a flat-plane V8, but like its predecessor it still revs to the moon and sounds amazing doing so. ... this one features a high-revving, cross-plane V8.

We’ve known about the next-generation V8 from Mercedes-AMG for several months now. According to reports, it will ditch the cross-plane crankshaft of the current V8 family in favor of a flat ...

The 2024 McLaren 750S has a flat-plane V8 engine of 4.0 liters in size. Like the others above, it is also twin-turbocharged, with a very healthy 740 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque. The McLaren ...