Re: Boxer Engine

[Jacob Haagerup <digest@xxxxxxxxx>]

On torsdag, mar 20, 2003, at 15:45 Europe/Amsterdam, Paul Misencik 
wrote:


> A "boxer" engine refers to any horizontally-opposed engine layout.  
> They are
> also referred to as a "flat" engine (such a Porsche "flat six"), or a 
> "180
> degree" engine (such as Ferrari's "180 degree V12" - but this 
> designation is
> far less common).
[snip]

or pancake engine as they were commonly known in .dk where I grew up. 
Nice design. BTW it was used in the Fiat 500, 600 and 126 too and this 
might well be the second most prolific of the kind after the Beetle.

Regards

Jacob Haagerup,
'75 GT 1600 Jr. M, 1.8
Rotterdam, Nederland
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