The Mitsubishi 8A8 engine is a range of V8 powerplants produced by

Mitsubishi Motors is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

since 1999. The only variant to date is the ''8A80'', a with

double overhead camshaft An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combus ...

s and

gasoline direct injection Gasoline direct injection (GDI), also known as petrol direct injection (PDI), is a fuel injection system for internal combustion engines that run on gasoline (petrol) which injects fuel directly into the combustion chamber. This is distinct f ...

(GDI) technology. Financial pressures forced the company to discontinue sales of the Proudia and

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, 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

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, 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.
, 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 ''

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'' V8 in 2008 when the second generation

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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 The Hyundai Equus () was a full-sized, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by Hyundai Motor Company from 1999 to 2016. It was produced over two generations in a four-door, five passenger configuration. The na ...

First generation (LZ/YJ; 1999–2009)

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8A80 (1999–2008)

Application

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