Call it escalation. The Maverick is now offered with a V8 engine. It isn't the biggest V8 engine Ford ever produced, but it is at least a good place to start. The V8 option might very well reduce the ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...