Flat Engine vs Boxer

Flat engines are horizontally opposed piston engines. This concept was first introduced in 1897 by German engineer Karl Benz. The most common and popular type of the flat engines is known as the boxer engine.


There is a big misconception when talking about flat engines and saying it's the same as boxer engines. All boxer engines are actually flat engines, but not all flat engines are boxer engines.

This misconception is deep to the point that in 1973 Ferrari produced the famous Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer. Reading the name, you would say that this is a boxer engine-powered car, but the truth is that it involves a flat 180° V12 engine that is again not a boxer engine.

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