longitudinal engine

The Cars longitudinal engine is a type of internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is perpendicular to the pistons and drives them directly with a crank throw. This contrasts with the usual type of car engine, which has the pistons driving a flywheel or torque converter to power the rotation of a pulley belt, which in turn drives the crankshaft. .Cars with longitudinal engines are also known as straight-4s. This engine is found in most cars that were manufactured in Europe and Asia. Examples of this type include the Volkswagen Golf, Opel Astra, Honda Civic and Mitsubishi Lancer.A variety of internal combustion engines have been produced with a crank throw perpendicular to their cranks haft.The T4 was an unusual design of internal combustion engine that was developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The T4 engine had a number of unconventional features: pistons were placed longitudinally to the crankshaft, cylinders were arranged in two banks and four-stroke cycle operation was used with a Roots type supercharger.