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V10 engine
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<p>A V10 engine is a ten-<a href="/facts/Cylinder_(engine)/XlMRcfFl">cylinder</a> <a href="/facts/Piston_engine/ItLAxmW3">piston engine</a> where two banks of five cylinders are arranged in a <a href="/facts/V_engine/nNIeYP6c">V configuration</a> around a common <a href="/facts/Crankshaft/oYCe9nB3">crankshaft</a>. V10 engines are much less common than <a href="/facts/V8_engine/W7Q5Uw29">V8</a> and <a href="/facts/V12_engine/2V4zWCmo">V12 engines</a>. Several V10 diesel engines have been produced since 1965, and V10 petrol engines for road cars were first produced in 1991 with the release of the <a href="/facts/Dodge_Viper/BxKfsHyH">Dodge Viper</a>. </p>