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I think we’ve done this before but what the hell. I’ve always kept a mental checklist of engine configurations I’ve owned, with the intention of doing as many as possible. How many have you owned ? For my own benefit I’m including motorbikes in this.

(Thread prompted by the V4 Capri in the other thread, ‘cos a V4 is one I still need)

(And I just mean engine cylinders, getting into drivetrain configurations will be a total rabbit hole)

Single - a couple of Husqvarnas
Flat twin - 2CV
Flat 4 - Beetle
Inline 4 - loads ! Currently The Compact.
Inline 5 - VW T4
Inline 6 - various BMWs
Flat 6 - 911
V6 - several, currently The Scimitar
V8 - several again.
V10 - Touareg
V12 - Q7


I did my motorbike test on a CB500, a parallel twin, so at a pinch I’ll claim that too. I’m certainly not going to buy one

Without going into real rare / exotic (straight 8, flat 12, anything at all >12) I think I’ve almost done as much as I can. I want a VFR800 to check off the V4. There’s no V-twins I fancy. And a Bentley Continental for the W12.

Not a huge amount of variety:

Rotary - RX8
Inline 4 - Scirocco, R19 16v, Golf GTI, civic Type R, Navara, 320d
In-line 6 - e30 320, e30 325 sport, E46 M3, M2 Comp
V8 - e92 M3

I4 (Nissan Micra, Volvo S40, mazda6, Ford Galaxy)
Electric (Renault Zoe)

That's it.

Good points about rotary & electric. I’d overlooked both.

You’ve done well Steve.

Single 2-stroke : leaf blowers & strimmer
Single 4-stroke : lawnmowers
Rotary RX8
I4 - several like everyone (edit prompted by a Carlos - special mention to 944S2, 3.0 inline 4 was nicest I4 I ever experienced)
Boxer4 - Scoob
V6 - Evora, F-Pace, Disco 3/4
V8 - VXR8
Electric(twin motors) - e-tron

Didn't Subaru have a flat 6 for the Forrester too?

Simon wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:31 pm Didn't Subaru have a flat 6 for the Forrester too?

They certainly did for the SVX.

And that’s what Andy Forrest had in his classic scoob drag car when I saw it - along with 2 turbos - each as big as a child’s head. But I have bored you all with that story before….

Not sure but they definitely put it in the SVX.


Edit - slightly too slow

i3 - UpGTi
i4 - Loads
i5 - Audi RS2
V6 - 147GTA, Evora
V8 - VXR8, SKL55

I2 - Fiat Panda
I3 - Ford Focus x2
I4 - Lots
Flat 4 - VW Beetle x2
I6 - A few BMWs
V6 - Capri
V8 - C63

I4 - Cinquecentos, Seicentos, Saxos, Bravo, Ignis Sport, Saabs, 308, 3008, Xantia, 924's, Minis, Lupo, others I can't remember!
I5 - S60 & V60
V6 - 406, Disco 3, XF.

i4 - Fiesta, Focus, Focus ST
i4 turbo - Golf
V6 - Jag X-type
V6 twin turbo - Jag XF
Flat 6 - Boxster

I4 - Elise S2
I6 - Z4 3.0
V6 - Audi A5
Flat 6 - Boxster S

A V8 is floating further and further away

I4 - Peugeot 405 GTX, Peugeot 405 SRI, MK4 Golf Diesel, MK1 Golf GTI, MK1 Audi TT, Land Rover Defender 200tdi, ZXR750.

V8 - ML500, Mercedes 500E

That’s a depressingly dull mix of engines.

Dave!

i4 - too many to bother listing but the Volvo V90 was turbo- and supercharged in this configuration
flat 4 - Impreza
i5 - Volvo C30 T5
i6 - various BMWs
flat 6 - Boxster
VR6 - Corrado
V6 - a few diesels
V8 - a few BMWs and an Audi

Never owned a 4-cyl diesel at least.

i4 - Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier, Merc CLK 230K, Renault Megane 225
i6 - lots of 3.0L BMWs (both flavours)
V8 - Merc SLK55, Jag XKR, Ferrari F430

I’m very tempted by the new Conti, but that’s a long list at the moment!!

1 - TM K7 Kart and Honda XR250
I2 - Alfa MiTo
I4 - Lots of dullards but notably the 968, TD Yeti and a 97 Twincam Corolla
F4 - Impreza
I6 - E46 M3, M140i, M2, M340i Touring
V6 - Alfa 164 and 166
F6 - 996
V8 - E92 M3
E - i3

V2 - Ducati Monster
I4 - Cinquecento Sporting, 106 GTI
I4 turbo - Golf R
I4 turbo + supercharger - Fabia vRS
I4 PHEV - Golf GTE
I5 - Alfa 156 JTD
I6 turbo - M135i
Electric - eGolf

1 - lawnmower
i4 - golf, metro x2, fiat 850, compact, e30 m3
i4 turbot - mito
Flat 4 - camper, alfasud
i6 - e36 m3
V6 - merc clk

Pretty boring. Gets a bit more interesting if you include engine location / drivetrain.

Never owned a diesel. Never owned anything supercharged.

Everything bar a V12 at least once, I'm pretty sure. CBA listing them all.

No, wait, nothing with 5 cylinders either.