[RumbleFish]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Never understood what the goal was in the slant motors. Apparently, whatever it was didn't pan out. That wasn't a design that stuck, lol.

I can only speak for the chysler slant 6, and i would guess the same reasons are true for the scout slant 4, but it was for cost savings. Chrysler developed a v12 for military consideration but it wasnt picked up. When the time came to develop a new inline 6 to replace the flathead they used the engineering they had already paid for and turned that v12 into a slant 6.

I seem to remember some car that had a slant 4 needed it to keep the overall height of the engine shorter so it would fit under the hood. I wanna say it was some older import but Ive slept since then.