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Longitudinal engine
Internal combustion engine mounted with the crankshaft lengthwise / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In automotive engineering, a longitudinal engine is an internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, from front to back.[1][2]
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