flat-six
Horizontally opposed engine
A flat-six is an engine configuration with six cylinders arranged horizontally in two opposing banks of three, like a boxer's fists.
This layout sits low in a vehicle, lowering the center of gravity and improving handling.
Porsche 911s are famous for their rear-mounted flat-six engines.
Also called a boxer-six or horizontally opposed six.
Combat sport competitor
- PorscheGerman luxury automaker
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- 911Crisis response number
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
Subaru · displacement · turbocharged · air-cooled · water-cooled · horsepower · torque · exhaust
Low rolling sound
- burbleFlow with bubbling sounds
- growlLow threatening sound
- raspCoarse shaping tool
- idleWithout activity or purpose
symphony · throaty · distinctive · bark · wail · howl · resonance · tone
Rate velocity changes
- handlingTreatment or management
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- rear-enginePowerplant positioned at back
- trackPath or monitored route
racing · responsiveness · linear · smooth · reliability · durability · cooling · efficiency
boxer
Combat sport competitor
crankshaft · Subaru · displacement · turbocharged · air-cooled · water-cooled · horsepower · torque · exhaust · intake
rumble
Low rolling sound
idle · symphony · throaty · distinctive · bark · wail · howl · resonance · tone · acoustic
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
- handlingTreatment or management
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- rear-enginePowerplant positioned at back
track · racing · responsiveness · linear · smooth · reliability · durability · cooling · efficiency · heritage
- enginesdiesel engine, gasoline engine, car engine, truck engine, piston engine
- Flat Engines
- Porsche911, Boxster, Cayman, 356
flat-sixinline-six
Six-cylinder engine configuration
straight-six · V8 · inline-four · radial engine · straight-eight
flat, six, flats, flatly, flatten, flattened, flattening, flatness, flatter