Talk:Flat-twin
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Why the hell are they called "boxer" Litch 22:23, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Transverse vs Longitudinal
All this talk of "transverse" and "longitudinal" reads badly. The "Boxer" BMW uses a longitudinal crankshaft, but the engine is fitted across-the-frame (ie transverse). If we're to carry on calling it "longitudinal" (and it's a bit late to change the terminology now) then we need to make it clear that it's the crankshaft that is "in-line".
The better alternative (since almost nobody these days ever sees the inside of an engine, let alone splits big-ends) might be to call the "Boxer" an "across-the-frame" design and the over-heating experiments "fore-and-aft". That might appear not to solve the problem, since we have nothing left to describe the UJM (*). But we (wrongly!) call those "in-line fours" anyway, which is a relatively easy concept for modern peoples to understand.
- UJM - Universal Japanese Motorcycle. TomRawlinson 09:30, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Citroën 2CV
The production of the Citroën 2CV started in the late 1940's. It was introduced to the customers in 1948. Its development started in the 1930's. The early prototypes used a BMW flat twin. Later a own developed flat-twin was used. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.84.254.212 (talk) 18:50, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
