What is the difference between a inline 4 and a regular 4cylinder?

Question

Also what are you advantages and disadvantages of each?

Answer 1

the only different ones are the Subaru and Porsche which use a Boxer or opposed four design, VW called it a pancake or flat four.   oh, ya, there was a V4,  The First Mustang was a V4 design,  which was a old design and used a lot in the 30s.40s.and 50's Europe. and there may still be some overseas...but for sure in motorcyles where it's compact design works great..

Answer 2

in cars they are all inline for the most part meaning they are next to eachother. motorcycles however, a lot have v4s wich is like a v8 cut in half. a v design gives more low end tourqe but cannot rev as high there for not making as much power.that is why harley motorcycles with huge v twins(2 cylinders) make half the power as a sport bike with half as big of an engine. however those harley bikes have substantial torque

Answer 3

Nothing different about them. They all have cylinders in a straight line.

Answer 4

All 4 cylinders I have ever seen or heard of are inlines. Inline means the cylinders are arranged in a straight line from the front to the rear of the engine. Six cylinder engines can be found in either inline or V configuration as can eight cylinder engines. Most 8's are V design anymore. Back in the old days some, such as Pontiac and Buick made straight eights but they both switched to a V8 in the fifties. The advantage of a V design in larger engines is that the engine isn't as long and result in a lighter weight engine.

Answer 5

No one makes a  "V-4" for a car, all automotive 4 cylender cars are inline 4's. There are many diffrent configurations of the inline 4, ie; SOHC (single overhead cam) , DOHC (duel overhead cams) etc...