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Object To provide a multicylinder internal combustion engine, which can simplify its control and is advantageous against thermal loads or vibrations. Solving Means A multicylinder internal combustion engine including: a cylinder head 5, 6 with intake valves IV and exhaust valves EV arranged therein; valve actuators for openably operating the intake valves IV and exhaust valves EV, respectively; and a cylinder head cover 7, 8 forming, in combination with the cylinder head 5, 6, a valve actuator chamber with the valve actuators accommodated therein, at least some of the valve actuators being deactivatable to disable their corresponding cylinders; wherein the multicylinder internal combustion engine is a V-shaped internal combustion engine provided with a front bank Bf and rear bank Br, and the cylinders on opposite ends in a direction of a crankshaft 2 are set as full-time operating cylinders.
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