The Oldsmobile Limited was a top-level passenger car produced by GM's Oldsmobile Division in 1910, offered as an upgraded replacement to the Oldsmobile Model Z when it was discontinued in 1909. The Oldsmobile Limited was very large and expensive in comparison to vehicles offered by competitors, and was manufactured in Lansing, Michigan . It was the senior model to the mid-level Oldsmobile Autocrat of which it shared much of its technology while the Autocrat was smaller, and was replaced by the Oldsmobile Light Eight . It was also much larger than GM's lop level brand, the Cadillac Model Thirty which only had a four cylinder engine, and the Buick Model 10 which made the Limited the most expensive vehicle GM offered at the time.
23-398: The Series 23 was equipped with a large six-cylinder T-head engine that displaced 505 cu in (8,275 cc) developing 60 bhp. The engine was installed in the front, driving the rear wheels through a transmission shaft. The gearbox had four forward gears, with the gearshift lever and handbrake positioned externally and to the right of the driver, who sat on the right hand side of
46-434: A V engine layout. However, there are various exceptions to this, such as the straight-eight engines used by various luxury cars from 1919-1954, V4 engines used by some marine outboard motors, V-twin and flat-twin engines used by motorcycles and flat-four engines used by various cars. Straight engines (also known as "inline engines") have all cylinders aligned in one row along the crankshaft with no offset. When
69-434: A V engine has a shorter length but is wider. This effect increases with the number of cylinders in the engine; the length difference between V-twin and straight-twin engines might be insignificant, however V8 engines have a significantly smaller length than straight engines. Compared with the less common flat engine , a V engine is narrower, taller and has a higher center of mass . The "V-angle" (or "included angle") between
92-511: A V12 engine is that of perfect primary and secondary balance. For V engines with fewer cylinders, the engine balance will depend on factors such as the firing interval, crankshaft counterweights and whether balance shafts are present. The crankpins on a V engine are usually shared by two cylinders from opposing banks, with an offset between the two cylinders. Alternative configurations are separate crankpins per cylinder (such as several V-twin engines) or articulated connecting rods (for example,
115-415: A single cylinder block and cylinder head . These engines use a single cylinder head so are technically a straight engine with the name "VR" coming from the combination of German words “Verkürzt” and “Reihenmotor” meaning “shortened inline engine”. Flat engines (also known as "horizontally-opposed" engines) have the cylinders arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft. Boxer engines are
138-988: A straight bank with the name "VR" coming from the combination of German words “Verkürzt” and “Reihenmotor” meaning “shortened inline engine”. Radial engines have cylinders mounted radially around a central crankcase. Rotary engines have a similar configuration, except that the crankshaft is fixed and the cylinders rotate around it. (This is different from the Wankel engine configuration described below.) Radial and rotary engine designs were widely used in early aircraft engines . U engines consist of two separate straight engines (complete with separate crankshafts) joined by gears or chains. Most U engines have four cylinders (i.e. two straight-two engines combined), such as square four engines and tandem twin engines . Similar to U engines, H engines consist of two separate flat engines joined by gears or chains. H engines have been produced with between 4 and 24 cylinders. An opposed-piston engine
161-419: A straight engine is mounted at an angle, it is sometimes called a "slant engine". Types of straight engines include: V engines (also known as "Vee engines") have the cylinders aligned in two separate planes or 'banks', so that they appear to be in a "V" when viewed along the axis of the crankshaft. Types of V engines include: VR5 and VR6 engines are very compact and light, having a narrow V angle which allows
184-431: A subtype of flat engines where opposing pistons move in and out in tandem. Types of flat engines include: W engines have the cylinders in a configuration in which the cylinder banks resemble the letter W, in the same way those of a V engine resemble the letter V. Types of W engines include: W engines using twin "VR" engine banks are technically a V8 engine. These engine banks use a single cylinder head so are technically
207-432: A touring car, 4-door sedan or 2-door roadster for 1910. It was used in a race against the 20th Century Limited train from Albany to New York City and a painting was created depicting the race, with the car winning the race. For 1911, the improved Series 27 engine displacement increased to 706 cu in (11,569 cc) with the same wheelbases offered and bodystyles. 1912 was the last year of production where it
230-707: A Δ when viewed along the axis of the main-shaft. An example of this type of layout is the Napier Deltic . Wankel engines (sometimes called 'rotary engines') can be classified based on the number of rotors present. Most production Wankel engines have two rotors, however engines with one, three and four rotors have also been produced. Wankel engines can also be classified based on whether they are naturally aspirated or turbocharged . Most Wankel engines are fueled by petrol, however prototype engines running on diesel and hydrogen have been trialed. Gas turbine engines— mostly used for aircraft— are usually separated into
253-504: Is essentially two V engines joined by a common crankshaft. A majority of these were existing V-12 engines converted into an X-24 configuration. The Swashplate engine with the K-Cycle engine is where pairs of pistons are in an opposed configuration sharing a cylinder and combustion chamber. A Delta engine has three (or its multiple) cylinders having opposing pistons, aligned in three separate planes or 'banks', so that they appear to be in
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#1732773136157276-449: Is referred to as a 'cylinder bank'. The angle between cylinder banks is called the 'bank angle'. Engines with multiple banks are shorter than straight engines of the same size, and will often have better engine balance characteristics, resulting in reduced engine vibration and potentially higher maximum engine speeds. Most engines with four or less cylinders use a straight engine layout, and most engines with eight cylinders or more use
299-400: Is similar to a flat engine in that pairs of pistons are co-axial but rather than sharing a crankshaft, instead share a single combustion chamber per pair of pistons. The crankshaft configuration varies amongst opposed-engine designs. One layout has a flat/boxer engine at its center and adds an additional opposed-piston to each end so there are two pistons per cylinder on each side. An X engine
322-421: The cylinder banks varies significantly between engines. Some engines have used a V-angle of 180 degrees (the same angle as a flat engine ), such as several Ferrari V12 engines. At the other end of the scale, the 1922-1976 Lancia V4 engine and the 1991–present Volkswagen VR6 engine use V-angles as small as 10 degrees, along with a single cylinder head used by both banks of cylinders. The engine balance of
345-410: The engine. V engines typically have a shorter length than equivalent inline engines , however the trade-off is a larger width. V6 , V8 and V12 engines are the most common layout for automobile engines with 6, 8 or 12 cylinders respectively. The first V engine, a two-cylinder V-twin, was designed by Wilhelm Maybach and used in the 1889 Daimler Stahlradwagen automobile. The first V8 engine
368-408: The following categories: V engine A V engine , sometimes called a Vee engine , is a common configuration for internal combustion engines . It consists of two cylinder banks —usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft . These cylinder banks are arranged at an angle to each other, so that the banks form a "V" shape when viewed from the front of
391-453: The number of rotors present. Gas turbine engines are often categorized into turbojets, turbofans, turboprops and turboshafts. Piston engines are usually designed with the cylinders in lines parallel to the crankshaft . It is called a straight engine (or 'inline engine') when the cylinders are arranged in a single line. Where the cylinders are arranged in two or more lines (such as in V engines or flat engines ), each line of cylinders
414-477: The relatively tiny Oldsmobile Curved Dash . This article about a brass-era automobile produced between 1905 and 1915 is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Multi-cylinder engine The engine configuration describes the fundamental operating principles by which internal combustion engines are categorized. Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categorized by
437-486: The such as the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine). Some airplanes of the 1920s and 1930s used inverted engines , whereby the crankshaft is located at the top of the engine and the cylinder heads are at the bottom. Advantages include better visibility in a single-engined airplane, a higher thrust line, and resultant increased ground clearance for the propeller. Examples include the 1928 Argus As 10 V8 engine and
460-485: The vehicle. Retail prices ranged from US$ 4,600 ($ 150,420 in 2023 dollars ) to US$ 5,800 ($ 189,660 in 2023 dollars ) for the closed body sedan which made it a competitor with the Pierce-Arrow Town Car . As with other Oldsmobiles of the time, the brake pedal came into contact with the drum brake on the rear wheels. The Series 23 or Series 24 had a wheelbase of 130–140 in (3,302–3,556 mm) and came as
483-497: Was called the Series 33, and the shorter wheelbase was no longer offered. More than 800 vehicles were produced between 1910 and 1912. The car was positioned as a competitor to many large European luxury marques such as Lorraine-Dietrich , Brasier , Delaunay-Belleville , Panhard & Levassor , Mercedes-Benz , Rolls-Royce , Renault , and D. Napier & Son . Sales were affected by the fact that Oldsmobile had previously also built
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#1732773136157506-529: Was not until 1950 that the V6 engine was used in series production automobiles, with the first example being the Lancia V6 engine . This V6 engine used a 60-degree V angle and separate crankpins for each cylinder, to reduce the vibration issues experienced by earlier attempts at production V6 engines. Compared with an equivalent inline engine (the most common configuration for engines with less than six cylinders),
529-684: Was produced in 1903, in the form of the Antoinette engine designed by Léon Levavasseur for racing boats and airplanes . The first V12 engine was produced the following year by Putney Motor Works in London , again for use in racing boats. The first V6 engine to reach production appeared soon after in 1908, by the Deutz Gasmotoren Fabrik in Germany for use as a generator for gasoline-electric railway engines . However, it
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