I nside the engine of a car, a line of cylinders works to ignite fuel and provide these vehicles with power. Most cars will have four, six or eight cylinders - some supercars even have 12! Usually the more there are in an engine, the more impressive the power output will be. But no matter how satisfied you are with the power you display as you cruise around the neighbourhood, there is one engine with the ability to make all others feel inferior.
Meet the 14RT-flex96C, a 14-cylinder beast designed to propel the biggest most unwieldy machines in the world. This engine is suitable for no car, as it stands taller than a four-storey building. It was created by Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä and first put to use in 2006. It is easy to be taken aback by the sheer size of this engineering feat and to overlook its equally smart design. Faced with the demand for greater power in marine engines, the engineers working on the RT-flex went above and beyond what was originally deemed practical. Previously only 12 cylinders were used on ships. However, this machine takes on two more cylinders while adding extra control, efficiency and longevity to the engine.
Producing power