A V16 is an internal combustion engine in V configuration, having 16 cylinders. Engines of this number of cylinders are not common. A colorized automobile engine An internal combustion engine is an engine that is powered by the expansion of hot combustion products of fuel directly acting within an engine. ... A V engine is a common configuration for an internal combustion engine in which the pistons are aligned so that, if viewed along the line of the crankshaft, they appear to be in a V. The V configuration reduces the overall engine length and weight compared to an equivalent straight... The word cylinder has several meanings. ...

A V16 engine is perfecly balanced regardless of the V angle without having to resort to the use of counter-rotating balancing shafts which are necessary on medium and large I-4 and V-8 engine configurations. In addition, an angle that is a multiple of 45° will give even firing, this makes 45°, 90° and 135° Vs optimal solutions. In piston engine engineering, a balance shaft is an eccentric weighted shaft which offsets the vibrations of unbalanced engines. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration :See also V8 (beverage) A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...

V16 engines have been used in certain luxury and high-performance automobiles, mostly for their smoothness (low vibration) since one can certainly make a V8 or V12 as large and powerful as one could possibly want in an automobile application. Greater numbers of cylinders are also perceived as a status symbol. A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration :See also V8 (beverage) A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... A V12 is an internal combustion engine with 12 cylinders in V configuration. ... A status symbol is something that indicates the social status of its owner. ...

Automotive history

Consumer automobiles

Howard Marmon had begun working on the world's first V16 engine in 1927, but was unable to complete the production Sixteen model until 1931. By that time, Cadillac had already introduced their V-16, designed by ex-Marmon engineer, Owen Nacker. Peerless, too, was developing a V16 with help from an ex-Marmon engineer, James Bohannon. Marmon was an automobile brand name manufactured by the Nordyke & Marmon Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1902 through 1933. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Cadillac is a brand of luxury automobile, part of the General Motors corporation, produced and mostly sold in the USA; outside of North America, they have been less successful. ... The Cadillac V-16 was Cadillacs top-of-the-line car from its January 1930 launch until production ceased in 1940 as the war in Europe killed sales. ... Peerless was an American automobile produced by the Peerless Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio. ...

The Cadillac V-16 was the most exclusive model of the marque from January 1930 until 1940, with this Cadillac V16 engine. Two types of V16 were built. From 1930 to 1937 this was a 425 CID (7 L) with a 45° V. For 1938 a new design was introduced with 431 CID (7.1 L) and an angle of 135°; this resulted in a much lower car profile. The Cadillac V-16 was Cadillacs top-of-the-line car from its January 1930 launch until production ceased in 1940 as the war in Europe killed sales. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cadillac produced two of only three production V16 engine models in history. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

By contrast, the Marmon Sixteen was a 45° engine made almost entirely out of aluminum. Like modern engines, it used pressed steel cylinder liners. Just 400 Marmon Sixteens were produced between 1931 and 1933. Marmon was an automobile brand name manufactured by the Nordyke & Marmon Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1902 through 1933. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1988, a joint business venture between Claudio Zampolli and musician Giorgio Moroder produced the Cizeta-Moroder with the only modern V-16 engine. It began production in 1991 but only a few cars were produced before the company closed its doors for good. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Giorgio Moroder Giorgio Moroder (born April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, (Urtijëi in Ladin, St. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cadillac revived the V-16 concept in 2003 with a General Motors concept car, the Cadillac Sixteen. This car used a 1000 hp (750 kW) Northstar V16. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... GM redirects here. ... A concept car is a car prototype made to showcase a new vehicles styling, technology, and overall design before production. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... Power kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... Northstar is Cadillacs name for its DOHC V8 engine. ...

Racing

Cover of Road & Track magazine showing Auto Union V16 engine in chassis

In auto racing the V16 was used in Grand Prix by the mid-engined Auto Unions that rivalled the Mercedes in the 1930s. Road & Track magazine cover, featuring Auto Union V16 chassis, uploaded by Gerald Zuckier. ... Road & Track magazine cover, featuring Auto Union V16 chassis, uploaded by Gerald Zuckier. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... A Grand Prix (French for Grand Prize) is any of a number of competitions: Formula One Grand Prix motor racing Grand Prix motorcycle racing Grand Prix horse racing Grand Prix, 1966 movie Eurovision Grand Prix (Eurovision Song Contest). ... Auto Union was the joint venture of four German automobile manufacturers established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony during the Great Depression. ... The word Mercedes can refer to a number of things: A brand of automobiles and trucks: Mercedes-Benz, brand of automobiles and trucks from the German automobile manufacturer DaimlerChrysler A number of places: Mercedes, Buenos Aires province, Argentina Mercedes, Eastern Samar, Philippines Mercedes, Texas, United States Mercedes, Soriano department, Uruguay... Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur...

It has only been used one time in the post WWII era, by BRM. Most unusually, this was a 135° V 1.5 L supercharged powerplant. This engine was a failure despite being powerful—officially, it produced 550 hp (410.1 kW) but likely delivered around 500 hp (372.8 kW). With such a small displacement per cylinder it delivered this power in a narrow RPM range. This made the car difficult to handle, but the sound made by the 16 tiny cylinders has been described as 'unforgettable.' British Racing Motors (generally known as BRM) was a British Formula 1 motor racing team. ... A supercharger (sometimes called a blower), a positive displacement or centrifugal pump, is a gas compressor used to pump air into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. ... Engine displacement is defined as the total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle; it is normally stated in cubic inches, cubic centimeters, or litres. ...

Other applications

The other use for the V16 powerplant is in large diesel engines. Here, the manufacturers tend to work with a common cylinder size across a wide range of engines, and size the engine by the number of cylinders for different power requirements. Thus, many users of large diesel engines such as railroad locomotives use V16 powerplants, including many General Motors Electro-Motive Division locomotives. The diesel engine is a type of internal combustion engine; more specifically, it is a compression ignition engine, in which the fuel is ignited by being suddenly exposed to the high temperature and pressure of a compressed gas containing oxygen (usually atmospheric air), rather than a separate source of ignition... The word cylinder has several meanings. ... Great Western Railway No. ... General Motors Electro-Motive Division (normally shortened to GM EMD or just EMD) is the worlds largest builder of railroad locomotives. ...