Boxer engine. 'V' Engine. V8 Engine. An inline engine is one where the pistons are arranged in. An inline engine is one where the pistons are arranged in a line next to each other.
This is probably the most common design, but it can take up a great deal of space because of the length of the cylinder block needed to hold the pistons. This type of engine uses low build cost during production; it also benefits from having very good 'balance' characteristics, by design. Unlike 'v' or 'boxer' engines, the inline unit has far fewer moving parts, for example, typically this engine makes use of only one cylinder head.advantages The inline unit is restricted by the number of cylinders it can use.
Typically this would be four cylinders transversely mounted and six cylinders inline (rear wheel drive). Rotary Engine.