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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A V-engine having six cylinders.
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Examples
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You won't like the four if you've tried LaCrosse's stirring 3. 6-liter V-6.
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HiPer strut will be standard, but only on V-6 models.
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For 2011, LaCrosse base V-6 will be the 3. 6-liter — the current 3-liter base V-6 will be dropped — and the price difference between four and V-6 will rise to about $1,325, Buick says.
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•Cloth upholstery is standard; leather comes with the V-6, possibly making you feel less fancy in your four.
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In a day of dash-about on Northern Virginia's rural two-lane, sometimes hilly roads with several folks aboard, the four-cylinder test cars drove well and didn't cry "uncle," even though the four's 182 horsepower give up a lot to the 280-hp, 3. 6-liter V-6.
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The 3-liter V-6 in some for the 2010 model year is being dropped.
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Q: I currently have a 2003 Honda Accord V-6 which I love.
Me & My Car 2011
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In this town about 40 miles east of Birmingham, Honda opened a plant 10 years ago that now employs 4,000 workers and produces 300,000 vehicles and V-6 engines a year.
Law Tests Alabama's Appeal Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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•Overall: Good enough for most people most of the time, but ultimately far less entertaining and satisfying than the LaCrosse 3. 6-liter V-6.
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That V-6, now an option on top models, will be the only other engine offered for 2011 in a LaCrosse.
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