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Tangential Treatise #4: Have You Ever Wondered What Makes Flat Engines So Special?

5 months ago (2010-03-10 07:54:58 UTC) by Peter via CarEnvy.ca

Today, Subaru is the only company in the world to use boxer engines and Porsche is the only other company to use flat engines. These engines feature cylinders that are neither inline nor banked at an angle to form a V-shape. Instead, the cylinders...

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Tangential Treatise #4: Have You Ever Wondered What Makes Flat Engines So Special?

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