Toyota V engine

The Toyota V family of engines were longitudinally mounted V8 engines used from the 1960s through 1997. The family was used in the prestigious Toyota Century, and Toyota had worked with Yamaha to produce the first Japanese full aluminium alloy block engine. It is often called the Toyota Hemi because its cylinder head has approximately hemispherical combustion chambers with the spark plugs on top of the head, as in the 2T-C and Chrysler Hemi. The 2.6 litre (2,599 cc) V was first used in the Crown Eight from 1964 to 1967 as part of the second generation Crown range, after which the Crown Eight was replaced by the Century. The 3V, 4V and 5V engines stayed in the Century until 1997, when a full redesign replaced the V8 with the 5.0 litre 1GZ-FE V12.