Talk:Straight engine
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"There has been an advance by VW to combine the advantages of both configurations in an engine called VR6 (V to indicate the V shape and R for "Reihenmotor" (German for straight engine)). This was pretty much a V engine with a very narrow cylinder angle (15 degree), which allowed to combine the smaller size of the V6 engine with the smoother run of the straight-6. "
I don't if it should stay here this is a little bit out-of-topic. And VW makes very good marketing job. Lancia made narrow-angle V-engines before the WWII and continued until the seventies.
Ericd 22:26 Apr 12, 2003 (UTC)
I did'nt match it before but I don't think it's the right place to discuss the advantage of the V6 against the straight-6 as least as we don't explain why the V8 superceeded the straight-8. The lead me to the idea that we have article about straight engine as well as V engines or Flat engines but none about 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12... cylinder engines. Ericd 20:39, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
