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Old 09-03-2008, 10:34 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Honda is generally recognized as one of the world's two best engine design firms. What makes you think they couldn't make a very-fuel efficient engine on the Gold Wing (boxer four or six) architecture?

A Vee engine is inherently lighter for a given displacement than an inline. An inline has a "crankcase" for every cylinder. A Vee has one "crankcase" for every two cylinders. A boxer is simply a Vee with a 180 degree Vee angle.
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