Vengines
A V-engine is an internal combustion engine in which two banks of cylinders are arranged in a V shape around a single crankshaft. The banks share a common crankcase, and the angle between them can vary, commonly around 60, 90, or 120 degrees, though other configurations exist.
This arrangement allows more cylinders to be packed into a shorter length than an inline engine of
V-engines emerged in the early era of automotive and motorcycle engineering and became widespread in the mid-20th
Advantages of V-engines include a compact length for a given displacement, the ability to accommodate large
Notable examples span V-twins in motorcycles, V6s and V8s in mass-market cars, and V12s in luxury or