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What is your favorite engine type?


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  1. 1. What is your favorite engine type?

    • Inline 3
      0
    • Inline 4
      3
    • Inline 5
      1
    • Inline 6
      6
    • V6
      5
    • V8
      8
    • V10
      3
    • V12
      6


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I had the chance to experience quite a number of the above engines, namely the inline4, v6, v8 and v10.

 

My favorite type is the v10 as the rev builds up very fast. I had my fair share of v8 too but finds that rev builds up rather slowly. I wonder why v8 are the preferred engine configurations for both auto-journalists and car manufacturers.

 

What's your favorite? Please share your experience.

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I had the chance to experience quite a number of the above engines, namely the inline4, v6, v8 and v10.

 

My favorite type is the v10 as the rev builds up very fast. I had my fair share of v8 too but finds that rev builds up rather slowly. I wonder why v8 are the preferred engine configurations for both auto-journalists and car manufacturers.

 

What's your favorite? Please share your experience.

why don't have boxer type in your list? it's my favorite [thumbsup]

also don't have rotary type,

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I thought straight-six (inline-6) was the favorite of journalists

 

 

But imo I think in future I would also end up moving to 3-cyl

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why don't have boxer type in your list? it's my favorite [thumbsup]

also don't have rotary type,

Isn't boxer a vee engine?

 

I didn't put in more engine type cos max number of options Liao.

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Isn't boxer a vee engine?

 

I didn't put in more engine type cos max number of options Liao.

 

Boxer is not really V. It's also called flat-engine.

 

It's like the V where the pistons/cylinders are horizontally opposed, but it takes the V even further and aligns the pistons flat, horizontally.

So the pistons are 180 degree angle from each other.

 

boxer-vs-v-engine.png

Boxer is on the left.

 

Compared to V engine I think the centre of gravity is lower and the engine has more inherent self-balance. But makes the engine wide rather than tall.

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Remember before voting folks: you must have driven all types of engines in multiple vehicles before you can come to a firm conclusion. But go ahead anyway, vote what you know. [:p]

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Remember before voting folks: you must have driven all types of engines in multiple vehicles before you can come to a firm conclusion. But go ahead anyway, vote what you know. [:p]

Then maybe only the eccentric super rich or a valet can vote then.😩

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Well,if got money/budget of course the more cylinders the better,V16 ..even better. [thumbsup]

 

Following that logic, it's time to vote for the W16/W24 [laugh]

Or even better, the X24!!

[jawdrop]

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My favorite type is the v10 as the rev builds up very fast. I had my fair share of v8 too but finds that rev builds up rather slowly. I wonder why v8 are the preferred engine configurations for both auto-journalists and car manufacturers.

 

 

If V8 revvings are not up to your mark , you are in a totally different league liao . I think more than 95% of people here have never driven anything more than 6 cylinders .

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Boxer is not really V. It's also called flat-engine.

 

It's like the V where the pistons/cylinders are horizontally opposed, but it takes the V even further and aligns the pistons flat, horizontally.

So the pistons are 180 degree angle from each other.

 

boxer-vs-v-engine.png

Boxer is on the left.

 

Compared to V engine I think the centre of gravity is lower and the engine has more inherent self-balance. But makes the engine wide rather than tall.

Very insightful. Learnt something new today.

 

If V8 revvings are not up to your mark , you are in a totally different league liao . I think more than 95% of people here have never driven anything more than 6 cylinders .

Perhaps the v8 I have driven are all force induced, thus rev builds up slower compared to NA engines? Or does more cylinders equate to faster revs?

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Remember before voting folks: you must have driven all types of engines in multiple vehicles before you can come to a firm conclusion. But go ahead anyway, vote what you know. [:p]

 

So far, still driven mostly is IL4 engine, so, can't really say which is better... Gonna abstain from voting unless this Monday I zhong 6M toto and go test drive all the cars with different engines yeah.. =D

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Different engine got different characteristics lah. V8 usually got nice sound (if tuned properly). Straight six is known for smoothness and linear power delivery.

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Rented a Toyota Aurion at the Gold Coast a few months ago, I was impressed with the V6 3.5 litre engine.

Engine never have to go beyond 2000 rpm to accelerate, it is responsive and acceleration is a breeze

in both city and cross country driving.

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If V8 revvings are not up to your mark , you are in a totally different league liao . I think more than 95% of people here have never driven anything more than 6 cylinders .

 

I only drove 4 cylinders :mellow:

Though i drove a porsche cayman (non S) before for my wedding, is that a inline 6?

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