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Four-cylinder Inline-four engine(1) and horizontally-opposed(2)
Cylinder arrangement
(1)
The cylinders are arranged in a straight line which makes it compact and efficient
(2)
arranged in two rows, with the pistons moving horizontally in opposite directions.
Engine components
(1)
four components including one cylinder bank, one cylinder head, one valve system and one exhaust manifold.
(2)
two cylinder heads and a valve system.
Forces
balanced primary force and unbalanced secondary force
Maintenance cost
horizontally opposed is higher than Four-cylinder Inline-four engine
Types of cars using these engines
(1)
front-wheel drive cars(Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, and BMW 3 Series)
(2)
speedy cars (Porsche)