The Mitsubishi 8A8 engine is a range of V8 powerplants produced by Mitsubishi Motors since 1999. The only variant to date is the 8A80, a with double overhead camshafts and gasoline direct injection (GDI) technology. Financial pressures forced the company to discontinue sales of the Proudia and Dignity, the only vehicles in its range to which it was fitted, after only fifteen months."Streamlining of production capacity and model portfolio" , Mitsubishi Motors press release, March 28, 2001
However, the two vehicles were developed in partnership with the Hyundai Motor Company of South Korea, with whom Mitsubishi has had a longstanding relationship."Mitsubishi Motors Supplies Hyundai Motor Co. with GDI Technology for New V8 GDI Engine" , Mitsubishi Motors press release, April 28, 1999 While Mitsubishi makes the cylinder heads and other GDI-related equipment, Hyundai casts the aluminium block, and other major internal components."Mitsubishi's new flagships" , Jack Yamaguchi, Automotive Engineering International Online, March 2000 Hyundai's version of the Proudia/Dignity, the Equus, proved more successful, and this has been the sole application of the powerplant since 2001. Hyundai replaced the engine with its newly developed Tau V8 in 2008 when the second generation rear wheel drive Equus replaced the first model."Inside Line: Future Vehicles Preview" , edmunds.com
8A80 (1999–2008)
Bore pitch — Stroke -- Power — at 5000 rpm Torque — at 4000 rpm
Application Mitsubishi Proudia Mitsubishi Dignity Hyundai Equus First generation (LZ/YJ; 1999–2009)
See also List of Mitsubishi engines
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