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Why is it a large, normally aspirated engine? Why not turbos?
It's neat that they can get that large an engine to be able to spin that high, and last as long as they claim. It's the longevity that is the interesting point. The Japanese have had motorcycles that would spin that high, and much higher in some cases, but smaller in size. There were drag racers back in the 6o's/70's that were spinning big block Chevy engines (7-8L sizes) to 10k, but they were only run a 1/4 mile at a time (no idea what they are doing now).
What are these leaded bearings they were talking about?
A large NA engine has a totally different feel than a highly boosted smaller engine. Even with modern low inertia turbos and computer control, an NA engine is just there "Right NOW".
I'm looking fwd to seeing this test-driven when they get one at the Palm Beach dealership by my house. There's a Ferrari/MacLaren dealership right next door. I almost crash my car EVERY time I pass by.
I wonder how many millions of dollars/pounds of development went into that...
ReplyDeleteWhy is it a large, normally aspirated engine? Why not turbos?
ReplyDeleteIt's neat that they can get that large an engine to be able to spin that high, and last as long as they claim. It's the longevity that is the interesting point.
The Japanese have had motorcycles that would spin that high, and much higher in some cases, but smaller in size. There were drag racers back in the 6o's/70's that were spinning big block Chevy engines (7-8L sizes) to 10k, but they were only run a 1/4 mile at a time (no idea what they are doing now).
What are these leaded bearings they were talking about?
A large NA engine has a totally different feel than a highly boosted smaller engine. Even with modern low inertia turbos and computer control, an NA engine is just there "Right NOW".
ReplyDeleteTotally different driving experience.
I'm looking fwd to seeing this test-driven when they get one at the Palm Beach dealership by my house. There's a Ferrari/MacLaren dealership right next door. I almost crash my car EVERY time I pass by.
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