Safety & Information: Vehicle Configurations: Engine layouts
Identifying engines
 
Multi-cylinder engines are produced in four common configurations. They are: Inline, "Vee", Horizontally Opposed, Rotary.
 
Engine configurations
 
Engines have different layouts, depending on the vehicle application. Common arrangements include in-line, vee, flat or rotary.
 
V engines
 
A V engine is a common configuration for an internal combustion engine.