V8 FWD Forward Drive
Model: V8 FWD Forward Drive
Volvo Penta V8 FWD Forward Drive. The V8 is a higher-output gasoline sterndrive family for planing leisure boats. This Forward Drive package places the propellers forward under the hull and is commonly used in boats designed around watersports and surf-style operation. Compare V6/V8 and TCC/non-TCC packages using the boat builder approved installation, required performance and drive ratio.
Product specifications
- Application
- Propulsion
- Aspiration
- Naturally aspirated
- Control system
- Electronic Vessel Control / Electronic Gas Control
- Cooling system
- Heat Exchanger Cooling
- Displacement
- 5.3–6.2 litres
- Drive system
- Forward Drive DuoProp
- Emission compliance
- EPA Tier 3; EU RCD Stage II; BSO II
- Fuel injection
- Direct injection (5.3 L) / multi-port electronic fuel injection (6.2 L)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
- Number of cylinders
- 8
- Power
- 300–430 hp / 224–321 kW
- Product series
- Gen V Gasoline Engines
Configurations
Product variants
Traceable data
Sources and verification
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