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A '''flat-4''' is a four cylinder [[internal combustion engine]] where the cylinders are arranged in a [[flat engine|flat configuration]].  As of today Flat-4 engines are '''boxer engine''', also known as a '''horizontally opposed engine''', in which the corresponding pistons reach [[top dead centre]] simultaneously, thus balancing each other with respect to momentum. Flat engines with four or fewer cylinders are most commonly boxer engines.  This is not a common configuration, but some brands of [[automobile]] have favored such engines and it is a common configuration for smaller [[aircraft engine]]s such as made by [[Lycoming]] or [[Continental Motors|Continental]].  Although they are considered to be superior to[http://ca.geocities.com/amp276online/alladin-casino-hotel-in-las-vegas.htm ...]
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[[Lancia]], known for their advanced engineering, surprised the auto world by designing a new aluminum [[flat-4]] engine for their [[1961]] [[Lancia Flavia|Flavia]].  Though it was a [[pushrod engine]], it was advanced for the time.  The Lancia boxer was only ever used in the Flavia. ==1500==  The original version was the 1.5

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Lancia, known for their advanced engineering, surprised the auto world by designing a new aluminum flat-4 engine for their 1961 Flavia. Though it was a pushrod engine, it was advanced for the time. The Lancia boxer was only ever used in the Flavia. ==1500== The original version was the 1.5

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