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The latest sports cars are equipped with high-performance 8-cylinder engines.
Aircraft engines often use those with more cylinders.
Generally, as the number of engine cylinders increases, output and smoothness increase, but fuel efficiency tends to worsen.
Diesel engines have a different combustion method than gasoline engines, but similarly cause explosions within the cylinders.
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