sentences:  The world's fastest non-jet-powered (i.e.piston-engine powered) wheeled land vehicle, the Speed Demon, which achieved a speed of 462.345 mph in 2017, is powered by an V8 engine based on the Chevrolet small-block engine design.Several early aircraft engines used a V8 configuration, such as the French 1904 Antoinette engine and 1906 Buchet engines.