However, in 2005, Volvo introduced a new powertrain option: a naturally aspirated V8 engine developed by ... potent supercars of the 2000s, the Noble M600. Yamaha is the company behind many ...

We got word from a little birdie last week that Noble had flown over a prototype ... using the same Yamaha-developed V8 found in the Volvo XC90. According to CAR's sources, the V8 has been fitted ...

but in 2005 it launched the XC90 with a new eight-cylinder engine built for it by Yamaha. Fast forward to this past June when Volvo announced its intention to enter Australia's V8 Supercars series ...