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Feb 4, 2023 1 hr 9 min

Ep. 023 All about Engine Layouts

from 谷哥爱跑题 The Low Traction Show

In today's episode, I try to explain every common engine layout found in production cars. I learned so much researching this subject. Hope you can learn something new from this episode, too. 2:07 Single 3:20 Inline 2 & the Volkswagen you've never heard of 7:42 Inline 3 & the Tiny Friendly Giant 11:15 Inline 4 & secondary imbalance 13:43 Inline 5, Audi & Volvo 16:55 Inline 6, 2JZ, RB, and BMW 18:05 Inline 8, Duesenberg & Bugatti 20:16 V2 21:55 V4 & SAAB 22:50 V6 does it all 25:00 V8 - the quintessential sports car engine 26:54 V10 - probably the best sounding of them all 36:26 V12 - a car person's wet dream 37:54 V16 & Italian extravaganza 41:55 VR is both V and inline 47:04 Not all flat engines are boxers 50:03 Flat 2 & Citreon 2CV 53:30 The irony of the Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer 54:17 W engines & what do the Bugatti Veyron & the Passat have in common? 58:42 Wankel stands for rotary 1:07:53 Personal announcement (Music credit: Joe Diffie - Pickup Man)

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