Editing Flat-six engine (section)

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The first car to use a flat-six engine was the 1904–1907 ''[[Wilson-Pilcher]] 18/24 HP'',<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Flat-Six-Powered Vehicles That Aren't Porsches |url=https://www.carthrottle.com/post/7-flat-six-powered-vehicles-that-arent-porsches/ |website=www.carthrottle.com |access-date=21 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> which used an engine based on a flat-four engine with two cylinders added. The Wilson-Pilcher was a front-engined car with the crankshaft in-line with the chassis and the cylinders between the chassis rails. Reports on this car quote it as being "remarkably silent and smooth running" and "almost total absence of vibration".<ref>"The Wilson-Pilcher Petrol Cars", The Automotor Journal, April 16th, 1904, pp. 463-468</ref>

Two American manufacturers briefly produced cars with flat-six engines—the 1948 [[Tucker 48]] (water-cooled, based on the Franklin O-335) and the 1960–1969 [[Chevrolet Corvair]] (air-cooled).<ref>{{cite web |title=Corvair History |url=http://www.corvair.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=6&Itemid=648 |website=www.corvair.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622041530/http://www.corvair.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=6&Itemid=648 |archive-date=22 June 2014}}</ref> Both are rear-engined cars with rear-wheel drive. Chevrolet produced over 1.8 million Corvairs of various types and utilized a turbocharger on some models; one of the first uses of a turbocharger on a mass-produced automobile.

Japanese manufacturer Subaru produced water-cooled flat-6 engines from 1988–1996 and 2000–2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flat-6 Club: 1993 Subaru Impreza w/ Legacy 6-Cyl |url=http://www.dailyturismo.com/2018/06/flat-6-club-1993-subaru-impreza-w.html |website=www.dailyturismo.com |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921022942/http://www.dailyturismo.com/2018/06/flat-6-club-1993-subaru-impreza-w.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their first flat-6 engine, the [[Subaru_six-cylinder_engines#ER27|Subaru ER27]], was added to the model range of the [[Subaru XT]] coupe. In 1991, the [[Subaru_six-cylinder_engines#EG33|Subaru EG33]] engine was used in the [[Subaru Alcyone SVX]], the replacement for the Subaru XT.<ref>{{cite web |title=Subaru history in the USA: the models, the changes |url=http://www.cars101.com/subaru/subaru_history.html |website=www.cars101.com |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref> Following a hiatus of flat-6 engine production for four years, the [[Subaru_six-cylinder_engines#EZ30_and_EZ36|Subaru EZ30]] engine was introduced in the 2000 [[Subaru_Legacy_(third_generation)|Subaru Legacy/Outback]]. The [[Subaru EZ36]] engine was introduced in 2007 and was produced until 2019. All engines were used in front-engine cars with all-wheel drive, plus the XT and Alcyone SVX were also available with front-wheel drive.
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