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Originally Posted by TampaF87

For packaging and displacement size, and crank rigidity, the V6 is going to be the ticket. Big displacement cylinders can't be lined up in a row without considerable length on top of a long block.

I6 is the way to go for driving experience (buttery smooth, inherently balanced), but crank length becomes a weak point at high power levels, and it requires a long front end, and placement can effect chassis dynamics.

Someone mentioned the Flat 6, which is great for chassis balance, and packaging but they still suffer from balance issues like opposed V engines do and they usually have oiling issues because, you know, gravity. This was a big problem on old airplane motors. Porsche has done really well with them, but Subaru is notorious for having ringland issues.

Nah.