V6

British

noun

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

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But it's not the din of a 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrid engine which has caused the alarm.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Behind the crosshatched front grille lives a well-tempered, turbocharged 3.5-liter V6, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission and permanent all-wheel drive, including a digitally controlled limited-slip differential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

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

Modern F1 engines are 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrids with sophisticated energy recovery systems and complicated control processes, many of which are operated by the driver in the cockpit.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025

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

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.

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