V6 advantages

Positioned normally at an angle of 60 or 90 degrees, a V6 engine can still be found in many performance cars these days, with the art of turbocharging producing over 500 hp from cars such as the 2017 Nissan GTR R35 or the latest Acura NSX. V6 engines have also been found in much more docile cars like the Ford Mondeo ST200, so one of the largest advantages is the versatility of the engine.

Because of its much more compact and stocky nature, the V6 engine is capable of being installed into large number of engine bays, which cuts the huge costs for performing research and development on other engine options.

The neat package of the V6 engine allows for more precious space which therefore opens the door for forced induction, with enough room for turbochargers to be placed deep inside the engine bay. FWD cars can also use a V6 engine as their powertrain, and this can result in some truly epic performance options such as the MG ZS 180 in which was installed used a Rover KV6 engine and the Mazda MX-6 which used a 2.5-litre V6 engine in its second generation models. To conclude, the V6 engine allowed car manufacturers to easily build a performance variant of their lame usual cars with four-cylinder engines without having the need to make drastic changes of the chassis dimensions or the entire engine bay organization.

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