the engine is a common configuration for an ic engine it consists of two cylinder banks usually containing the same number of cylinders and is connected to a common crankshaft this engine construction places the cylinders at an angle with each other the angle between the cylinders varies from 60 to 90 degrees this angle between the cylinders forms a v-shape when viewed from the front of the engine and that is why this engine is called the v-type engine types of v-engines which have reached production are v2 or v-twin v3 v4 v5 v6 v8 v10 v12 v14 v16 v18 v20 and v24 v6 v8 and v12 engines are the most common layout for automobile engines v2 engine are used in some motorcycles and v4 v5 and v8 engines also used in bikes v16 v20 and v24 are quite uncommon in automobile use and are restricted to mainly large truck and locomotive usage with some exceptions the inline engine is a much simpler design than the v with a single bank containing all of the cylinders in a row inline layouts are heavier and much longer and they require more space in terms of length the engine's design construction considerably reduces height length and weight of the engine compared to an inline engine with an equal number of cylinders the engines with the same number of cylinders are almost half the size allowing the hood to be much shorter although it increases the width slightly but it is does not increase the width of a car another aspect of this advantage is that v engines can be made bigger and thus more powerful than inline engines now let's find out how all these v engines work starting with v-twin engine a v-twin engine has a two-cylinder piston engine arranged in a v-shape where the cylinders share a common crankshaft it is widely used in motorcycles installed either transversely or longitudinally these terms are most often used to refer to the crankshaft orientation relative to the frame the transversely oriented engine is the most common arrangement and a less common arrangement is to mount the engine longitudinally the most common v angle for a v-twin engine is 90 degrees which can achieve a perfect primary balance if not balanced shafts are usually required to reduce the vibration one of the first v-twin engines was built by gottlieb daimler in 1889 and it was used in the stahl rad wagon a steel wheeled car v-twin engines have also been used for industrial engines and in several small cars and 2018 morgan three-wheeler used the v-twin engine the v3 engine this consists of two cylinders in one bank and one cylinder in the other bank it is a rare configuration which has been mostly used in two-stroke engines for motorcycles competing in grand prix motorcycle racing the first example was the 1955 dkw 350. the honda mvx 250f and honda ns400 are sports bikes used v3 engines v4 engine is a four-cylinder piston engine that consists of two cylinders in each bank where the cylinders share a common crankshaft most v4 engines have two crank pins that are shared by opposing cylinders the crankshaft is usually supported by three main bearings compared to the more common inline-four engine layout a v4 engine is much shorter although different v angles can be used if the two pistons are at a 90 degrees angle with shared crank pins the engine offers the additional advantage of perfect primary balance that reduces vibration disadvantages of v4 engines include its design being inherently wider compared to inline four engines having two separate banks of components increases cost and complexity four cylinder engines tend to be fuel efficient and are a great buy if you are looking for a small and reliable car these engines are commonly found in smaller compact cars which are easier to maneuver and park the problem is that av4 is very complicated like any v engine a v4 needs two cylinder heads two exhaust manifolds two valve trains and twice as many camshafts as an inline 4 engine that means a v4 is expensive to develop and expensive to build so that's why the v4 never caught on in cars despite ford and launch's experimentation the earliest automotive use of v4 engines were in formula one cars the first v4 engine used in production cars was the launch of v4 engine that was first used in the 1922 launch of lambda the engine is initially designed for use in front engine cars it was used in various ford models and also used in the front wheel drive saab 95 96 and saab sonnet models it was also used in the mid-engine matra 530 sports car the majority of 2020 moto gp manufacturers chose the v4 engine for their bikes v5 engine is a five-cylinder piston engine and the designs of this is very uncommon in your 1980s oldsmobile developed a prototype v5 diesel engine however it never reached production stages and the project was subsequently abandoned the engine is based on the oldsmobile v6 diesel engine with the fuel injection pump in the location of the missing sixth cylinder the only v5 automobile engine to reach production was the vr5 engine which is manufactured by volkswagen the vr5 was a narrow angle engine with staggered cylinders three cylinders on one bank and two on the other sharing a single cylinder head volkswagen's vr5 engine was a truly unique piece of automotive history and what immediately comes to mind is the fact that this engine is uneven and weird since one side of the engine has more mass than the other it has an odd vibration the vr5 saw use in the early 2000s find its way into mk4 golfs jettas b5 gen passats and the new beetles and after they were eventually replaced by in-line four-cylinder engines with turbos in them that provided similar overall power output but were lighter than the v5 the honda rc-211v a moto gp racing motorcycle used a v5 engine v6 engine is consists of six cylinders with three cylinders on each banks in most engines the two banks are at a right angle 90 degrees or less to each other it is the second most common engine designed in modern cars after the inline-four it can be powered by different types of fuels including gasoline diesel and natural gas the v6 is a very compact engine design and they work well and are suited to the popular transverse engine front wheel drive cars it has largely replaced the inline six which is too long to fit in many modern cars but the v6 is more complicated and not as smooth as the inline six the engine is more compact and rigid but also more prone to vibrations it is also becoming a high-performance engine with high power and torque output and also provides good fuel economy due to the odd number of cylinders in each bank v6 designs are unbalanced whatever v-angle they use there is also vr6 engines with a narrow angle between the cylinder banks volkswagen group introduced the first vr-6 engine in 1991 some of the first v6 cars were built in 1905 by the marmon motor car company the v6 engine was introduced into racing by launcha and they had some good results then ferrari built the dino v6 and it was used in the ferrari 246 formula one car laverta showed a 996 cc v6 engine motorcycle later the engine was also enlarged for heavy truck and bus use v8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft the first known working v8 engine was produced by the french company in 1904 while the american cadillac l-head engine is considered the first v8 engine to be produced the popularity of v8 engines in cars was greatly increased following the introduction of the ford flathead v8 in 1932. v8 are common in purpose-designed engines for racing cars in australian auto racing most notably in the v8 supercars formula one began the 2006 season using v8 engines which replaced the v10 engine later to reduce costs and lower power v8 engines are also used in large trucks industrial equipment and in airplane engines v8 engines typically offer better power and acceleration that's why v8 engines are claimed to be fit for most muscle cars by pressing lightly on the accelerator the driver can feel the abundant strength and power of the engine which is one of the many reasons to hop into a v8 engine car and experience a refined and luxurious ride while enjoying the faster acceleration and better performance chevrolet corvette stingray aston martin vantage ford mustang gt bmw m5 and ferrari sf sf-90 straydale luxury cars use the v8 engines a v10 engine is a 10-cylinder piston engine and they are much less common than v8 and v12 engines the v10 configuration does not have perfect engine balance since an unbalanced rocking couple is caused by each cylinder bank functioning as a straight five engine therefore balanced shafts are sometimes used to reduce the vibrations in a v10 engine one of the first known v10 engines was used in the 1936 bush solser a prototype locomotive of which three examples were produced in the united states the leopard 1 armored tank was also powered by the v10 diesel engine the volkswagen v10 tdi is a turbocharged v10 engine which was used in the volkswagen feyeton luxury sedan and volkswagen tuareg suv lamborghini v10 porsche v10 engine bmw s85 and audi v10 use the v10 petrol engine in motorcycles the millyard viper v10 is a one-off motorcycle it has an 8-liter dodge viper v10 engine producing 500 brake horsepower the most widespread use of v10 engines has been in formula 1 racing v12 engine is a 12 cylinder piston engine and they are more common than v10 engines and less common than v8 engines the first v12 engine was built in 1904 for use in racing boats due to the balanced nature of the engine and the smooth delivery of power v12 engines were found in early luxury automobiles boats aircraft and tanks in formula one racing v12 engines were common in 1990s each bank of a v12 engine essentially functions as a straight-six engine which has perfect primary and secondary engine balance by using the correct v-angle a v-12 engine can therefore have a perfect balance the even firing order for a four-stroke v12 engine has an interval of 60 degrees therefore this engine can be perfectly balanced only if a v angle of 60 degrees is used the drawback of a v12 engine is the extra cost complexity and friction losses compared with engines containing fewer cylinders however the v12 engine is usually longer than v6 and v8 engines the added length often makes it difficult to fit a v12 engine into a passenger car but the length is not typically a problem for trucks and stationary applications due to its narrower width the v12 is common as locomotive armored tank and marine engines in twin propeller boats two v12 engines can be narrow enough to sit side by side while three v12 engines are sometimes used in high speed 3 propeller boats large fast cruise ships can have six or more v12 engines v12 engines have often been used in formula one in the 1964 honda ra 271 racing car several truck manufacturers for example the tetra t813 and the tetra t815 is available with a v12 diesel engine v14 engine is a 14 cylinders engine mounted on the crankcase in v-shape with two banks of seven cylinders it is a relatively rare layout which is used on large medium speed diesel engines that are used for power generation and marine propulsion man bmw offers v14 layout for all its medium speed diesel engines it had been installed on explorer dream and norwegian spirit in the past v14 engines have also been offered in 19 sa-15 type arctic cargo ships which were built with 214 cylinder the v14 offers two banks of seven cylinders so it's an odd configuration that would be hard to balance a v12 would be easier and cheaper and inherently balanced so it makes a good choice for cars v16 engine is a 16-cylinder piston engine where two banks of eight cylinders are arranged in v-shape v16 engines are less common than engines with fewer cylinders such as v8 and v12 engines the first use of v16 engine was in the 1910 experimental aircraft followed by several cars in the 1930s today the most common applications for v-16 engines are railroad locomotives marine craft and stationary power generators the first production car to use a v16 engine was the cadillac v16 introduced in january 1930 the 2003 cadillac 16 concept car and the rolls royce 100 ex concept car was unveiled with a v-16 engine the car featured in the film johnny english reborn is also powered by the v-16 the first known use of this engine in motor racing was the maserati tipo v4 car used in grand prix racing and it achieved a world speed record of 245.9 kilometers per hour at an event in italy v16 engine was also used in formula one racing from 1950 to 1955. the 18 engine is an 18 cylinder piston engine where two banks of nine cylinders are arranged in v-shape the 18 engines are a rare configuration with large v18 diesel engines have seen limited use in haul trucks electricity generation rail transport and marine propulsion there are no known cars that have used v18 engines the bellez756 and liebherr t282b hull trucks are powered by the v18 engine v20 engine is a 20-cylinder piston engine where two banks of 10 cylinders are arranged in v-shape large diesel v20 engines have been used in diesel locomotives haul trucks electric generators and marine applications beginning in the 1930s mercedes-benz produced several large v20 diesel engines for use in marine applications the electromotive diesel emd two-stroke v20 turbo diesel engine was used in 1960s in diesel electric locomotives such as the emd sd-45 v24 engine is a 24-cylinder piston engine where two banks of 12 cylinders are arranged in v-shape the majority of v24 engines have been dual v12 engines where two separate v12 engines are placed in line with each other v24 engine is used for very large trucks and locomotives a very large v24 the as6 engine was built by fiat in 1930s as a power plant for the competition aeroplane mackie mc-72 thor 24 powered by a v 2471 detroit diesel engine with 3974 horsepower is derived from a 92-foot boat and can be capable of accelerate up to 210 kilometers per hour now you know about v engine and if you want same type of video for inline and w engine then let me know in the comments if you don't know how the different parts of a car engine work watch this