For another, it has a transversely mounted five-cylinder engine, and that is no small trick, given the finite amount of space between the front wheels.

The five-cylinder engine's advantage over a comparable four-cylinder engine is best understood by considering power strokes and their frequency.

Later in the year the 135mph 2.8E will be topped by a turbocharged version, using Audi's 2.3-litre, 20-valve five-cylinder engine.

Syncro was also available in the North American market, only with the five-cylinder engine.

This was the first Transit having a five-cylinder engine.

Some of the models would be equipped with an unusual five-cylinder engine intended to provide more power without sacrificing fuel economy.

But in late 1992, Volvo introduced a relatively sleek sedan, the 850, with an in-line five-cylinder engine driving the front wheels.

Honda introduced the Vigor, a new four-door sedan with a five-cylinder engine.

Although the five-cylinder engine was a successful and robust powerplant, it was still a little too different for the target market.

But under the hood sits a turbocharged five-cylinder engine that generates 227 horsepower.