Ep. 023 All about Engine Layouts

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)