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5 unusual facts about V6 engine


Alfredo Ferrari

Alfredo suggested to his father the development of a 1.5 L DOHC V6 engine for F2 at the end of 1955.

Debora SP92

Didier Bonnet, Gérard Tremblay and Jacques Heuclin were selected to drive the car, which was fitted with a 3-litre Alfa Romeo V6 engine.

Debora SP93

Both cars were fitted with a 3-litre Alfa Romeo V6 engine, and both were run at the 24 Hours of Le Mans by Didier Bonnet Racing.

Volkswagen Group China

In November 1993, the then-Board Chairman of FAW and Volkswagen AG, signed a letter of intent on the integration of Audi production and a V6 engine plant into the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture, which had been established at the end of 1991.

VXR

The Vectra VXR was available in both hatchback and estate versions, fitted with 2.8i 24v V6 turbo engine and was based on the Opel Vectra OPC.


Super Touring

An example for this was the German Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW) series, which ran from 1994 to 1999, filling a void left after the end the 2.5-litre V6-powered Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) in 1996.


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Clio V6 Renault Sport

The 3.0 60º V6 engine, sourced from the PSA group (ES9J, the same utilized in the Peugeot 406, 407 y 607, and the Citroen C 5) although the Laguna engine, PRV (Peugeot, Renault & Volvo) an earlier development 90º V based in a V8 that never was.

Lotus 95T

The car was powered by a Renault turbo V6 engine which used both Garrett and KKK turbochargers throughout the season.

Nissan 300ZX

The newer Z-car had a drag coefficient of 0.30 and was powered by Japan's first mass-produced V6 engine instead of an I6.

Nissan VK engine

A flat-plane crankshaft version of the VK45DE was used by Nismo for Super GT races with the Nissan GT-R instead of using the GT-R's VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 engine.