Thank you very much to all the Sifus for spending time to reply and advise.
I very much appreciated your efforts.
Can I say V6 consumes more fuel than a V4 both of the same capacity? The extra power of V6 comes from more fuel consumption right?
regards
Richard
Bro,
Once again, I believe you are referring to Inline-4 or straight-4 or I4 in short. Not V4. V4 engines are super rare in cars and more commonly found in bikes. If we consume the capacity, V6 consumes slightly more. But not because of more power. More power doesn't necessarily means consumes more fuel. But V6 consumes more fuel due to:
i. Generally, they make torque at a higher rev. Thus there is the need to work it harder.
ii. More mechanical/rotating parts. camshafts, valves, valve springs, pulleys. Thus there are more frictional losses.
iii. Heavier.
However, as the engine capacity increases, the fuel economy differences between I4 and V6 diminishes due to the "optimum capacity" of I4 engines being exceeded. I4 engines have a treshold max capacity where if it is exceeded, the efficiency decreases due to it being unstable. Most engineers agree that this treshold is 2.0 L. But thanks to modern engineering and engine balancing, nowadays the limit can be stretched to 2.4L and beyond.