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Watch: How Volkswagen Arranged Five Cylinders into a Vee

Volkswagen’s VR6 engine is a little strange, but it’s a great way to put six cylinders where only four should have gone. But what about the V5?

How does an engine with an odd number of cylinders get mashed into a vee without tearing itself apart? Sorcery? No. Engineering.

If you want to understand the engineering behind it and find out how VW put five cylinders side-by-side, then here’s your chance.

Watch as Engineering Explained…explains the engineering behind it and shows you how the V5 works.

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