Cars With Engines From An Unexpected Source

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McLaren 570 s




The M8 380 3.8l V8 engine which powers 650s, 675it and P1 were made by Nissan. Especially the VRH 35l V8 engine was designed in collaboration with Tom  Walkinshaw control racing for the Nissan R390 GT1 racing car.


Maserati Quattroporte




The V6 petrol versions Maserati Quattroporte have Ferrari engines officially. But, these V6 engines are made by Chrysler. The 3l aluminium blocks are made in Chrysler factory in Indiana. Then the engines are shipped to Ferrari & assembled by them.


Land Rover Defender South Africa version

This version used a 192hp BMW M52 V6 engine from 1997-2001



Jaguar F-type R

Supercharged V8 used in the F-type, Range Rover SVR & 3l supercharged V6, 5l V8 are made by ford.


Lotus Exige

Lotus Exige is powered by a 2GR FE 3.5l Toyota V6.




Ford Focus ST

The 2.5l inline-5 engine used in Ford Focus ST is a Volvo engine. The Dura-tec branding is also visible on the top of the engine.




Ford mark 1 Galaxy




Galaxy was available 172hp 2.8l v6 engine. Seat Alhambra, Volkswagen Sharan & Ford Galaxy were developed in the same platform.


Noble M600

The engine in Noble M600 is built by Yamaha in Japan & then shipped to Volvo in Sweden. Then the engine is tuned by Noble for M600.




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