The spiritual home of the V8 engine may be the USA, but Germany has certainly given it a run for its money. Whenever German engineers need to inject some character into a car, be it a sports car like the Mercedes-Benz SL, or an SUV like the Audi RSQ8, the first choice is usually an engine with eight cylinders rumbling ahead. These German cars aren’t only fast in a straight line, though; they’re also pretty fast to drop in value.
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