V6

British

noun

a car or internal-combustion engine having six cylinders arranged in the form of a V

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The vehicle is a hybrid convertible powered by a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 and an electric motor, producing a combined 819 horsepower.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

As well-equipped as it is in other ways, the GV70 is let down by its legacy V6 powerplant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Back in 2010, the husky twin-turbo V6 and slick eight-speed automatic would have seemed almost magical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Seeing as Mercedes dominated the first eight years of the engine regulations when the V6 engines came in, do you see them building that sort of dominance again from the new regulations?

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

This value is -1 under C libraries postdating V6 Unix, but was originally 0.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.

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