Talk:Straight engine

message: "There has been an advance by Volkswagen Group to combine the advantages of both configurations in an engine called VR6 (V to indicate the V shape and R for "Reihenmotor" (German for straight engine)). This was pretty much a V engine with a very narrow cylinder angle (15 degree), which allowed to combine the smaller size of the V6 engine with the smoother run of the straight-6. "
I don't if it should stay here this is a little bit out-of-topic. And VW makes very good marketing job. Lancia made narrow-angle V-engines before the WWII and continued until the seventies.  Ericd 22:26 Apr 12, 2003 (UTC)
:I did'nt match it before but I don't think it's the right place to discuss the advantage of the V6 against the straight-6 as least as we don't explain why the V8 superceeded the straight-8. The lead me to the idea that  we have article about straight engine as well as V engines or Flat engines but none about 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12... cylinder engines.  Ericd 20:39, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: VR6

message: What is the rule for counting the cylinders- is #1 on the front or the rear of the engine?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.54.106.90 (talk) 11:22, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: In reply:
"Cylinders are numbered starting with number one at the very front of the engine.  The front of the engine is the end with the crankshaft pulley and accessory drive belt(s)." – 
Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 14:03, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Counting? 

message: The article is missing marine engines that, due to their modular construction, have some 'interesting' configurations like straight-nine engine. --Sivullinen (talk) 01:35, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marine engines 

message: I'm late to this conversation but what seems to be the accepted way of referring to this engine configuration on Wikipedia has been bugging me. I could not find any other publication that formally refers to inline engines as "straight engines," and I think it would be nice to see this article, as well as the rest of the family of articles that refer to specific permutations of inline engines, move to terminology that is in line (no pun intended) with the actual industries they're describing. Cuyamas (talk) 04:03, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: In automotive engineering a single line of cylinders is usually referred to as an inline engine, ie I3, I4, I5, I6, I8. BUT, a straight eight is an I8. eg https://www.enginelabs.com/news/four-of-the-greatest-straight-8s-to-ever-come-off-an-assembly-line/ So I am certainly not going to stamp my little foot if somebody refers to a straight 6. Greglocock (talk) 05:07, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The straight eight specifically I have no issue with because they're a small niche and absolutely everyone calls them that and only that, who doesn't love a rhyme, but calling it "straight" as a category I don't think makes sense. It's bordering on slag which disconnects it from being an objective look at what that is and how its distinct from other engine layouts, which I think is important. Cuyamas (talk) 05:34, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bumping the straight vs. inline question