There is provided a V-type engine in which banks of an engine block are
offset in the same direction as the rotational direction of a crankshaft
so that the banks may be displaced toward an end of a vehicle body. On
the offset side, engine accessory is mounted on a side of the engine
block and below the banks. The width between the end of the engine
accessory to which an impact is input first among component parts of the
engine block and the end of the rear bank where the engine block moved
due to the impact is abutted first on a vehicle body member is set to be
shorter than in a conventional engine. Therefore, the crushable zone may
be increased even in a limited engine compartment.