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[[File:Saab Sonett III Ford V4 engine.jpg|thumb|right|Ford Taunus V4 engine in Saab Sonett III.]]
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A '''V4 engine''' is a [[V engine|V form engine]] with four [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s and three main bearings.
==Automobile use==
[[File:Air cooled V-4. midget car.jpg|thumb|Air-cooled [[Midget car racing|midget race car]] V4 engine]]
[[Lancia]] produced several [[Lancia V4 engine|narrow-angle V4 engines]] from the 1920s through 1960s for cars like the [[Lancia Lambda|Lambda]], [[Lancia Augusta|Augusta]], [[Lancia Artena|Artena]], [[Lancia Aprilia|Aprilia]], [[Lancia Ardea|Ardea]], [[Lancia Appia|Appia]], and [[Lancia Fulvia|Fulvia]].  

[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] of Europe produced two totally different V4 engines with a [[balance shaft]], one in the UK and one in Germany:
* The British [[Ford Essex V4 engine]]
* The German [[Ford Taunus V4 engine]] (also used by [[Saab Automobile|Saab]])

The Ukrainian manufacturer [[ZAZ]] also used an air-cooled V4 with a [[balance shaft]], produced by [[MeMZ]] and used in [[Zaporozhets]] cars.
 
The 1962 Ford "Mustang I" rear-engine concept roadster was powered by a German-made 1,500&nbsp;cc V4 engine.

==Motorcycle use==
[[File:VMAX day 2009. Engine cutaway, side.jpg|thumb|Cutaway view of the V4 engine of a [[Yamaha V-Max]]]]
[[File:Honda ST1100 engine closeup.jpg|thumb|right|Longitudinal V4 engine in a [[Honda ST1100]] with its fairing removed]]
V4 engines are mostly found nowadays in [[motorcycle]]s, typically transversely mounted. Models with V4 engines include:
* [[Aprilia RSV4]]
* [[Ducati Desmosedici]]
* [[Honda Magna]]
* [[Honda NR]]
* [[Honda RC212V]]
* [[Honda ST1100]] and [[Honda ST1300|ST1300]] (Pan-European) with longitudinally mounted V4 engine. 
* [[Honda VF and VFR]]
* [[Suzuki Madura]]
* [[Yamaha Venture]]
* [[Yamaha V-Max]]
* [[Yamaha YZR500]]

==Tractors==
[[File:Turner_Yeoman_tractor_at_Peter_Fordham_sale_-_2011_-_IMG_6992.jpg|thumb|Turner Yeoman of England tractor with V4 engine]]
The V4 format was used in the [[Turner Manufacturing Co.]] built [[Yeoman of England]] tractor which used a [[Turner V4 engine]].

==Other uses==
Another use of the V4 engine is in [[outboard motor]]s. They are [[two-stroke cycle]] and generally [[carburetor|carbureted]]. Some of the largest manufacturers are [[Johnson Outboards|Johnson]], [[Evinrude Outboard Motors|Evinrude]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]. This type of engine is popular because of its small size, while still producing {{convert|140|hp|0|abbr=on}}, or more.

==See also==
* [[List of Engine Manufacturers]]

==References / sources==
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==External links==



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