The B8444S is an automobile V8 engine manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company [5] for Volvo Cars. It was built in Japan and based on Volvo designs.

Mar 10, 2020 · It's a wonderfully powerful and smooth engine that has ample torque, spins fast with a high redline, and has an amazing exhaust note once uncorked with an aftermarket exhaust. The official designation for Volvo's V8 engine is the B8444S.

May 18, 2024 · Volvo partnered with Yamaha to develop the B8444S V8 for the XC90, providing a performance boost to challenge German competitors. The 4.4-liter V8 produced over 310 hp and was utilized not only in the XC90 SUV but also in the S80 sedan and Noble M600 supercar.

May 16, 2019 · We all know about the 600hp version of this engine Volvo reveals V8 Supercars engine - Racecar Engineering so no need to divert there. If you have a link relating to work you've done on your V8, please post as well. I'll start putting mine in and, as I have a few jobs coming up, I'll get them posted with photos. So interested.

The Volvo B8444S 4.4-liter V8 engine was produced at the plant in Japan from 2005 to 2010 and was installed in the second-generation S80 sedan and XC90 crossover with automatic transmission. Such a power unit was developed and produced by the Japanese company Yamaha Motor Corporation.

Mar 28, 2017 · First, between the SI6 and the B8444S engines, is one more reliable and/or more well respected on this list? (By the way, I have done enough reading to know about the reputation of the T6 tranny problems, so am not looking at the B6294T engine.)

Apr 8, 2024 · Mounted in the middle of the M600’s carbon body is a modified variant of the 4.4-liter Yamaha V8. Three hundred horsepower was nowhere near enough for Noble, so they fettled with the rotating assembly to make it stronger and then slapped on a …

Jul 26, 2014 · The B8444S is a 270 cubic inch 8 cylinder 32-valve "V" style engine rated at 311HP and 325 ft/lb of torque, with a 0-60 mph time of 6.9 seconds and a governed top speed of 118 mph in the XC90.

Sep 23, 2024 · Upon its release, Volvo claimed that the B8444S was the smallest V8 engine in a series production car. Unusually, the left cylinder bank was offset by half a cylinder ahead of the right bank so that the B8444S engine could fit into the ‘structural beam network’ of the Volvo XC90’s engine bay.

It is a 4,4-liters-V-motor with 8 cylinders that is used in various models of Volvo. The 316 PS variant was first installed in the Volvo XC90 V8 Momentum Geartronic (5-Sitzer) SUV in conjunction with a Automatic transmission.