▁Vo igt ▁( CG V ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁but ▁never ▁built . ▁Great ▁str ides ▁were ▁made ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁as ▁Mer cedes ▁made ▁straight - e ight ▁aircraft ▁engines ▁like ▁the ▁Mer cedes ▁D . IV . ▁Adv antages ▁of ▁the ▁straight - e ight ▁engine ▁for ▁aircraft ▁applications ▁included ▁the ▁aer od ynamic ▁efficiency ▁of ▁the ▁long , ▁narrow ▁configuration , ▁and ▁the ▁inher ent ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁engine ▁making ▁counter we ights ▁on ▁the ▁c rank sh aft ▁unnecessary . ▁The ▁dis adv antages ▁of ▁c rank ▁and ▁cam sh aft ▁tw isting ▁were ▁not ▁considered ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁since ▁aircraft ▁engines ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁ran ▁at ▁low ▁spe eds ▁to ▁keep ▁prop eller ▁tip ▁speed ▁below ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁sound . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁V 8 ▁engine ▁configuration , ▁examples ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁De ▁D ion - B out on , ▁S cri pp s - B ooth , ▁and ▁Cad illa c ▁autom ob iles ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁no ▁straight - e ight ▁engines ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁production ▁cars ▁before ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Inter - war ▁period ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 4 1 ) ▁ ▁Lux ury ▁autom ob iles ▁ ▁Italy ' s ▁Is otta ▁F ras ch ini ▁introduced ▁the ▁first ▁production ▁autom obile ▁straight - e ight ▁in ▁their ▁T ipo ▁ 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Sal on ▁in ▁ 1 9