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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins View Post
That's true - inline sixes are the only engines that come up all zeros. Used to be about the most common engine made because of that. Packaging has kind of hurt it, though - it's just so darn long. Lots of crank twist in the more powerful ones, too.

Mercedes, however, have developed a new I-6, variants of which will power all of their cars in coming years. Everything old is new again...
I believe any V-12 angle satisfies the "all zeros" criteria too as it is essentially two inline 6's on one crankshaft.
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