Editing Straight-eight engine (section)

===Military use===
The British Army selected [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] [[Rolls-Royce B Engine|B80]] series of straight-eight engines in the Alvis FV 600 armoured vehicle family.  The [[Alvis Saladin]] armoured car was a 6x6 design with the engine compartment in the rear, a 76.2mm low pressure gun turret in the centre and the driver in front.  The [[Alvis Saracen|Saracen]] armoured personnel carrier had the engine in front with the driver in the centre and space for up to nine troops in the rear.  The [[Alvis Stalwart|Stalwart]] amphibious logistics carrier has the driver's compartment over the front wheels, the larger B81 engine in the rear and a large load compartment over the middle and rear.  The Salamander firefighting vehicle was unarmoured, and resembled the Stalwart with a conventional fire engine superstructure.

The Rolls-Royce B80 series of engines were also used in other military and civilian applications, such as the [[Leyland Martian]] military truck, the winch engine in the [[Centurion Tank|Centurion]] ARV, and various [[Dennis Specialist Vehicles|Dennis]] fire engines.