V4 - Definition

This article is about the V4 engine. There is also an article about the brain's visual area V4.

1700 cc 'High Compression' Ford Taunus V4

A V4 is an engine in V configuration, with 4 cylinders.

Lancia produced several narrow-angle V4 engines in the 1920s and 1930s for cars like the Lambda, Augusta, and Artena.

The Ford of Europe produced two totally different V4 engines with a balance shaft, one in the UK and one in Germany:

• The British Ford Essex V4 engine
• The German Ford Taunus V4 engine (also used by Saab)

The Russian manufacturer ZAZ also produced air cooled V4s with a balance shaft called MeMZ-965 and MeMZ-966. The only difference seems to be that the first gives 26 hp while the latter gives 27 hp.

V4 engines are also commonly found in motorcycles, for instance the

• Honda VF and VFR
• Honda Pan European