Patent ID: 8801482

Claim:
An engine comprising: a cylinder block including a plurality of cylinders disposed along a V-shaped line; a pair of exhaust manifolds disposed inside the V-shaped line, each of the pair of exhaust manifolds including a first passage; and an exhaust pipe disposed inside the V-shaped line, the exhaust pipe including a connection passage; wherein each of the first passages includes: a plurality of first inflow ports into which exhaust gases from the plurality of cylinders flow; a first collecting portion at which exhaust gases that have flowed into the plurality of first inflow ports are collected; and a first exhaust port from which exhaust gases collected by the first collecting portion are discharged; the connection passage includes: a pair of intermediate inflow ports that are connected to the first exhaust ports of the pair of exhaust manifolds, respectively, and into which exhaust gases from the first exhaust ports flow; and at least one intermediate exhaust port from which exhaust gases that have flowed into the pair of intermediate inflow ports are discharged; and the connection passage is arranged to connect the pair of intermediate inflow ports and the at least one intermediate exhaust port.