These are the most reliable and durable inline-six engines ever made

The inline- six engine has long been a desirable design layout for engine builders and automakers due to its inherent primary and secondary balance when compared to an inline-four (the most common engine layout) The V-6 engine started to gain prominence as the go-to six -cylinder engine of choice in the 1980s .

Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar , realizing the error in their ways, have now killed their decades -long V-six projects and reverted to inline- Six platforms.

A lot of different automakers have taken a crack at this layout throughout history.

The AMC inline-six was most notably found in a variety of Jeep and AMC models from the beginning of the 1960s until its last ever application in 2006 for the Jeep Wrangler .

The Ford 300 was capable of over 20 MPG even in massive Ford trucks, where the more common V-8 -powered variants struggled to achieve even 15 MPG on average.

The BMW M30 was composed of a cast-iron block featuring a forged crankshaft with a crossflow 12 -valve aluminum SOHC head design.

The Nissan RB26DETT is one of the most stout and capable engines ever built by Nissan .

The Toyota 2JZ -GTE may be the most famous inline- six engine ever made, and its acclaim stemmed from its crazy tuning potential and world-class strength levels.

The N52 engine was the point where BMW transitioned from a cast-iron block to a magnesium-aluminum alloy block.