Question: what is the difference between a flat 6 and a v6?
Answer: An important point: a flat-6 and an inline-6 are NOT the same. ... An inline-6 has all the cylinders in a line -- hence the name. In a V6, you take the inline-6 and pull three cylinders to one side and three to the other, in a V configuration. There are different angles that you can pull them to.