sentences:  Only the factory cars had the LT5 V8 engine and the road version had the Type 918 V8 with the former proving to be more problematic.Both of the engines helped propel the car from 0– in 3.8 seconds and 3.2 seconds respectively and on to a top speed of approximately .The race cars were initially fitted with a Hewland 6-speed sequential manual transmission, although multiple other transmissions were used during their life span.