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    Legos' V6's —Nathan Bell
   Maybe I'm crazy, but don't most trucks with a 6-cylinder engine have the cylinders inline? Every Lego truck or crane has a V6. Their designs have been like that for over 10 years. Is this just because a "V" fits in well, or do European trucks (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Legos' V6's —Gary Simas
     (...) Here in the US I don't think there is an inline 6 in anything other than the full size dodge diesel pick-up and the new chevy trailblazer. Gary (19 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
    
         Re: Legos' V6's —Mark Neumann
      (...) One big user of the I-6 is the Jeep Wrangler. Though there has been much discussion lately if it'll switch to a V-6, though nothing is confirmed. Check (URL) it> out. Modeled after a real live Jeep. Mark (19 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
     
          Re: Legos' V6's —Vineet Honkan
      Another user of an I-6 engine was the early 90's Toyota Landcruiser (a vehicle that could kick Jeep in the rear). (19 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
     
          Re: Legos' V6's —Kyle Henneberque
      BMW has used I-6's in many of it's cars for decades. I'm nearly positive the 3-series still uses an I-6 today. Kyle (19 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
    
         Re: Legos' V6's —John Guerquin
     (...) The inline-6 engine design is inherently perfectly balanced - hence most current north american truck diesel engines are inline-6 designs. For example, Cummins inline-6 diesels are used in everything from the Dodge Ram pickup, to normal (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Legos' V6's —jan-tore skålvik
   (...) hello Mercedes and older Iveco, uses V6, Scania, Volvo, Daf, and MAN uses Inline 6, while the new R500/R580 and the former 48/530/580 from Scania are V8, also the biggest Mercedes engines are V8. The biggest MAN/ÖAF are however a V10 18,3l. (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
 

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