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

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(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

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Mitsubishi Proudia The is a luxury sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors, positioned below the flagship Dignity limousine (itself a lengthened version of the Proudia) in the company's range. Its name is a portmanteau derived from the English word "proud" and ...

Mitsubishi Dignity The is a full-size luxury car originally manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors from late 1999 to 2001 as the flagship of the company's domestic range, alongside the shorter Proudia, and was reintroduced 2012 to Japanese buyers as a rebadged fift ...

Hyundai Equus The Hyundai Equus () is a full-size, front-engine, rear-drive, four-door, five passenger luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by Hyundai from 1999 to 2016. The name ''" equus"'' is the Latin word for "horse". In 2009, Hyundai released the sec ...

First generation (LZ/YJ; 1999–2009)

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8A80 (1999–2008)

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