After all, a six-cylinder engine can come in a variety of alternative configurations, including a flat-six that features two rows of three cylinders side by side. Another option is a straight-six with all cylinders are lined up in a single row. A V6's mechanical complexity makes repair increasingly difficult and somewhat complicated. More parts mean more connections, as well as more ways an engine can break down or become damaged. The V6's greater complexity as a result of being imbalanced during operation, whereas inline-4 and V8 engines are more balanced.
Although the automotive industry has seen a recent resurgence in four-cylinder engines, V6 engines still have their uses beyond standard performance cars.
The V6 generates enough power for trucks hauling trailers or other loads. In situations like those, power becomes essential and is desired more than efficiency is. They ultimately doubled the cylinder count to make its famous V Aston Martin chose this particular V6 engine as source material, because the Ford Duratec V6 had a strong history of quality, even before it became a Ford Engine, as it was originally a joint effort between Mazda and Suzuki.
V6 Engines are fairly versatile and universal because they can be used in several types of cars. Keep in mind that Jaguar and Buick were able to modify their existing engines to become V6s, while Aston Martin did the reverse by taking an existing V6 to create a new variation.
After Buick used a V6 engine in the LeSabre, Nissan decided to produce V6 engines to power its sedans, Z-series sports cars, and racing models. Sources: cars. Next: Ford 2. He has since gone on to be a reporter for and write for three newspapers following graduation.
The V6 engine is also more mechanically complex than an inline engine with 4 or 6 cylinders. This means there are more components to break down and repair may be more difficult. Much of this added complexity comes from the fact than a V6 engine is not balanced during operation, while inline-4 and V8 engines are.
Following Buick's bold use of a V6 engine in the LeSabre, automakers have found countless uses for V6 engines. Japanese automaker Nissan was among the first to devote itself to the production of V6 engines, which it used to power its sedans, Z-series sports cars, and even some racing models.
Following the energy crisis of the s, new federal standards required automakers to increase the fuel efficiency of their fleets. One quick way of doing this was to sell more cars with smaller engines, and V6s replaced many V8s. Today, V6 engines can be found in anything from entry-level compact cars to large pick-up trucks and SUVs.
Some sports cars and muscle cars, such as the Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro, offer V6 engines in their base models while reserving V8 engines for higher-end performance versions. In many mid-size cars, V6 engines are offered as an upgrade from a standard 4-cylinder engine. The original B12s were meant to be comfortable highway cruisers that could also perform well on B-roads, though the requirements of rallies over unpaved roads and no roads at all necessitated a slightly raised suspension on our feature car.
Traveling over regular road bumps in upstate New York, the stiffness of the body itself is also very apparent. Yet nothing creaks or squeaks in the interior, with all the trim staying eerily quiet as engine barks its way through traffic -- the whirr of the transaxle is the only other sound.
This B12 is certainly louder than other Aurelias we have seen and heard, though according to Miller the exhaust has not been tinkered with. The [rally driver] guy had the original tanks on the first rally, and it got ripped to shreds," Miller tells us, referring to the London to Cape Town jaunt under one of the car's previous owners.
So then he put the tanks, they're way higher up and they're protected by metal all over the place. Getting the car ready for road use took some time though, as Miller had to sift through the various improvements and decide what could be kept, what needed to kept, and what needed replacement.
I got a head gasket that was a modern reproduction and it wouldn't work, it wouldn't seal. And then it started leaking again. And then I found an original part on eBay. The reproduction was bucks; the original was a hundred dollars. So I bought it and it worked perfectly. The reproduction was made out of some kind of composite material, but the copper original one worked perfectly," Miller laughs. The handmade quality of Miller's Aurelia is still apparent, the extensive rallying history evidently being unable to do much damage to the structure of the body.
The pillarless doors, one of the most unusual features of this car, still shut like new. And the operation of just about every other detail still feels finely tuned -- impressive for something that not long ago was avoiding, well, just about everything on the way down to Cape Town.
Car Life. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. The Ford Essex V6 engine. A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders. It is the second most common engine configuration in modern cars after the straight-4 ; it shares with that engine a compactness very suited to the popular front-wheel drive layout, and is becoming more popular as car weights increase.
The first V6 was introduced by Lancia in with the Lancia Aurelia , other manufacturers took note and soon other V6 engines were in use. The design really took off after the introduction of the Buick Special. Though the model was not a spectacular success, it was the first mass-produced V6 engine. A V6 is not a perfectly balanced engine and benefits from some counterbalancing and harmonic damping. The Alfa-Romeo V6 is also common. Narrow angle V6 engines are very compact but suffer from vibration.
Lancia's engine was such a design; Lancia produced similar engines until the s. More recently, Volkswagen have used such a design, known as the Volkswagen VR6 engine. In this engine, both banks share the same cylinder head and are extremely close together.
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