This phenomenon can be seen clearly when it comes to our subject, the Toyota Crown Eight, Japan's first mass-market car equipped with a V8 engine. While it was a rather tiny eight-cylinder ...

Of course, most cars, trucks and ... 1 hp advantage over other Toyota power plants actually made the 3UR-FE V8 the most powerful engine ever manufactured by the Japanese automaker.

Toyota and reliability go hand-in-hand, with the Japanese automaker renowned for its ability to develop cars and trucks that stand the test of time. But even for a brand that rarely misses, some ...