This isn’t a v5, it’s a vr5 which is basically an inline 5 with the cylinders offset to each side. An actual v5 would be cursed I think for balance reasons, but that’s because a v type engine has each opposing set of pistons sharing the same crankshaft pin. A vr engine has each piston on its own crank pin and the v angle extremely small so that it’s just a shorter inline engine with some weird head geometry. Bugatti and I think Bentley also use this design to make shorter v16s and v12s (basically connecting two vr8s or vr6s in a v shape).

Fun fact, any number that divides into 360 can be easily timed! 5 cylinders are perfectly balanceable and easily timetable to get to run. This is theoretically no different from volvos straight 5.

ever seen a VR6?

Why use a system with intrinsic stability when you can make something unstable that requires a tuneup every 150 miles?

I wonder what it sounds like