A V6 engine is a six-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders and cylinder blocks share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
Cutaway view of a V6 engine with dual overhead camshafts (DOHC)
1984–1999 Nissan VG30E 60-degree engine
Toyota 1GR-FE 4.0 Litre 60-degree V6 Engine
1996–2005 Rover KV6 90-degree engine
A flat-six engine is a six-cylinder piston engine with three cylinders on each side of a central crankshaft. The most common type of flat-six engine is the boxer-six engine, where each pair of opposed
V6 engine
…vehicles. A downside for luxury cars is that V6 engines produce more vibrations than straight-six engines. Some sports cars like the Porsche 911 use flat-six engines instead of V6 engines, due to their near perfect primary engine balance and lower centre of gravity (which improves the handling). The displacement of…
Continental O-470-13A air-cooled aircraft engine
1945–1975 Franklin O-335 air-cooled aircraft engine
1904 Wilson-Pilcher engine