TVR Speed Six engine The AJP V8 is a naturally-aspirated V8 car engine designed by Alwyn Melling of the design consultancy MCD, and manufactured for road legal cars production (TVR …

Dec 28, 2018 · The engine, evocatively dubbed the Speed 8, sounded excellent and cranked out 360 horsepower. A later 4.5-liter version pushed the output up to 420 horsepower.

Mar 16, 2024 · This is the Al Melling-designed AJP8, or the TVR Speed Eight as it’s better known. This is the 4.2 liter version of the engine which sends 360 bhp and 320 lb ft of torque to the …

Dec 3, 2022 · In the TVR Cerbera, the Speed Eight could hit 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds, with a sprightly top speed of 185 miles per hour. TVR later created a 4.5-liter version of the V8 that …

Jun 19, 2020 · All cars came with a Borg-Warner 5-speed manual, save for a few racing specials such as the mythical Speed Twelve. The AJP8 engine was only ever used on the Cerbera – all …

TVR Cerbera The automotive wild child, the 1996-2006 Cerbera was available with a choice of Speed Six and Speed Eight engines with up to 440hp. And no traction control in sight.

Aug 10, 2022 · TVR's Speed Eight engine sounds barbaric yet fitting for a car named after Cerberus, the three-headed beast that guards the Underworld.

Mar 1, 2008 · The Cerbera was the first roadgoing TVR to feature the AJP8 engine (or Speed Eight engine). This engine is quite remarkable in design in that it owes more to the current …

Oct 16, 2022 · As a result, the V8 was bored out to 91 millimeters with a slightly high compression ratio, resulting in 420 hp (426 PS) and 404 lb-ft (550 Nm) of torque.

This powerplant produces 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 340 N·m (251 lb·ft/34.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm. The power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 …