The Pros & Cons Of Inline-Five Cylinder Engines

Featuring in some hero cars over the years, inline five-cylinder engines - like all powertrains - have their ups and downs.

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Audi Quattro S1

Eifel Rallye Festival 2012

SS2 Lahti Historic Rally 2014

Volvo 850 R

MERCEDES W123

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110

Ramping my TD5 Defender

Green Screen Spark

Fiat Coupé 20V Turbo (year 2000)

Mercedes Benz 300D

Fiat Coupé 20V Turbo (year 2000)

1997 Fiat Coupe 20VT Engine

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[knubbelidoo]

Pros: THAT NOISE!
Cons: Who cares about cons, when you've got THAT NOISE?!

[shifterboot]

i love it because i can't afford a V10

[teemurasanen]

T5-R owner here.
Pros: Me car goes vroom vroom
Cons: Economy when you make it go vroom vroom

[Speedycat]

volvo 850 GLT owner here (5Pot 20Valves 2.4L and no turbo)
pros about this engine
- top reliable
- decent power (170hp in a 22year old NA car, yea thats totaly fine for me)
- runs on basic unleaded 95 without issues
- makes amazing VROOOOM noise
- good fuel economy (9L/100km)
- easy to maintain
- no fucking xxl plastic cover over it needed because it looks damn good

cons:
- none

[abdelhameedbarqawi]

Pros : that sound ..
cons : explaining to non car enthusiasts that its a 5 cylinder instead of 4 or 6 lol .

[kalmm]

5 cylinder engines are the perfect blend between 6 cyl noise/power and 4 cyl transverse fitting. most of the time.

[thevegastan]

"Because it sounds like a baby V10" is all the reason I need.

[averycramer]

Audi rs3 - 65, 000$
Remus exhaust -3500$
DME tune - 1900$

The look I get when I tell people it’s a 2.5l 5cyl. Priceless

[ClaudiuC]

When you own a 5 cylinder instantly you forget about all the Cons :)

[Rasmus]

The five reason why i bought my volvo 850 T5R

1. The engine noise
2. The engine noise
3. The space inside it
4. The engine noise
5. Wraaap SUTUTUTU

[jessiebrown]

Oh a five cylinder engine sound is music to my ears!

[HATECELL]

Reminds me of my first car, a Volvo 850 Saloon. Even though it was only the 2.5l 10V, it ran like a dream and I loved the sound. And those wonderful cars were basically bulletproof

[WarfareHD]

I had a Volvo S60 that had a 5 cylinder Turbo engine and I did a muffler delete on it. Sounded really good. At low revs sounded almost like a V8 and at high revs sounded like a V10. Gave me terrible mpg tho like 17mpg

[Jodah]

The look I get when people ask "What size engine?" and I say 2.5l 5-Cylinder. Priceless. :-D

[eddieace]

1993 Audi S4 owner( 2.2L 5cyl AAN engine) checking in 🙌🏼

[minirandomzbeats]

I drive an V70 T5 with a stage 1 tune pushing 300whp, for those that dont know the T5 is a turbo charged five-cylinder engine. Sounds amazing and drives like a beast

[typhonfox]

5 cylinders sound better than almost any other engine layout in production imo just because it is such a unique noise

[TuLallaPanchaud]

I5 and V10s are some of the best sounding engines ever

[diceblock]

I got a volkswagen jetta 2.5l 2013 and let me tell you this car has a soft spot in my heart. I will forever cherish it ❤️

[xcofcd]

PRO: It's not a 4-Cylinder
CON: It's not a 6-Cylinder