What does the V6 engine mean? The meaning of the V6 engine is: the engine is a 6-cylinder engine, and the 6 cylinders are divided into two groups arranged in a V-shaped manner, which is called the V6 engine. V here refers to the arrangement of engine cylinders, which is a V-shaped arrangement; 6 refers to the number of cylinders of the engine, which is 6 cylinders. In general, different engine types can be distinguished according to the number of cylinders and the different cylinder arrangements.
When we buy a vehicle, we often check or hear the displacement and power data of the engine, such as the displacement of the engine 1.5L, 1.6L, 2.0T engine, according to the maximum power of the engine 100kW, 120kW, 185kW, etc., and according to the peak torque of the engine 200Nm, 238Nm, 350Nm and so on. There is little mention of the number of cylinders in the engine and the arrangement of the cylinders, because the engine is mainly in the performance of the power data, and the more common small family car engines generally use 4-cylinder engines, as well as 3-cylinder engines launched with hybrid models.
In fact, in the detailed parameters of the car engine, we can also view the specific number of cylinders and the arrangement of the engine. Common 4-cylinder engines, detailed parameters, will indicate the number of cylinders 4, the arrangement is L, that is, L4 engines, that is, inline 4-cylinder engines. The number of engine cylinders is 4, and the 4 cylinders are arranged in a straight line. Similarly, there are 3-cylinder engines, the parameters are indicated as L3 engines, in-line 3-cylinder engines, the number of engine cylinders is 3, and the 3 cylinders are arranged in a straight line.
Then, if classified according to the arrangement of engine cylinders, the automobile engine can be divided into L-in-line engines, the engine cylinders are arranged in a straight line; V-type engines, the engine cylinders are arranged in a V-shaped manner; the W-type engine, the cylinders are arranged in an approximate W-shaped manner; the H-type engine, also known as the horizontal opposed engine, the cylinders are arranged in an H-shaped manner. L, V, W, H represent the arrangement of cylinders, followed by the number, representing the number of cylinders, such as L4, L3, V6, V8, H4, H6 and so on.
There is also a more special engine, that is, Mazda's unique rotor engine, the cylinder of the rotor engine and the common engine cylinder work completely differently. The rotor engine is separated from three independent cylinder spaces by the triangular rotor, and then the three independent cylinder spaces are burned to do work, and the rotation of the triangular rotor is pushed to do work, thereby outputting power.
With the strict requirements of the automobile environmental protection emission policy requirements, the more commonly used engines in the automobile market are mainly L4 inline four-cylinder engines and L3 inline three-cylinder engines, and the displacement of the engine is also gradually reduced, and the use of small displacement turbines to increase the engine, while meeting the requirements of environmental protection emissions, maintain the output of engine power.
Large-displacement engines should have been relatively few, such as V6, V8 and other large-displacement engines, generally used in luxury cars, as well as medium and large SUV models, such as Volkswagen Tuon, Audi A6L, Porsche Macan, Hongqi H7 and so on. The horizontally opposed engine is mainly used in Porsche, Subaru, and some special models for competition. The W-type engine is similar to the V-type engine, and the general arrangement is also large, which is the unique engine of Volkswagen, and is mainly used in Volkswagen Phaeton, Audi A8, Audi Q7, Bentley and other models.
Combined with the above about the number of engine cylinders and cylinder arrangement, as well as the relevant instructions of the engine application model, the V6 engine is a 6-cylinder engine with a V-shaped arrangement of 6 cylinders, which is generally arranged in a larger arrangement, mainly used in luxury cars, as well as medium and large SUV models, it can be said that the V6 engine is equipped with a luxury model, which represents a luxury model. Once known as a civilian rear-drive car, the Toyota Ruizhi model with a 2.5L large-displacement V6 engine was officially discontinued in 2017, and the V6 engine became exclusive to luxury cars.