What does the number of cylinders in a car mean?

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The number of cylinders refers to the quantity of cylinders in a car's engine. Common cylinder counts for modern car engines include 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 cylinders. Engine introduction: 1. Engines with displacement below 1 liter typically use three cylinders, 1.0 to 2.5 liters generally use four cylinders, around 3 liters usually have six cylinders, approximately 4 liters use eight cylinders, and above 5.5 liters generally employ twelve cylinders. 2. Engines with fewer than 5 cylinders are usually inline engines, while 6-12 cylinder engines generally adopt a V-shaped arrangement. As the name suggests, these are arranged in the shape of the letter V, which saves space in the engine compartment compared to inline engines.