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I want a V12 or V16, thank you very much.
by nelox 5mo ago
I want a V12 or V16, thank you very much.
- WJW 5mo agoStick two of them together on the same axle then.
- engineer_22 5mo agoOne in every wheel
- rswail 5mo agoWhy do you need an axle? Put the engine and its transmission to the wheel mounted next to each wheel. No need for differentials etc, if they can work out a steering mechanism for each, then you've got 4WD with 4W steering. In the video there's talk of how you can use them as regenerative braking as well, so have that as part of the wheel structure. No axles, no differentials, independent suspension, electronically controlled power to each wheel, regenerative braking. Gonna be a fun decade or more of innovation coming.
- pfdietz 5mo agoWouldn't putting them in the wheel increase unsprung mass, which would degrade the feel of the car?
- aduty 5mo agoSince they're relatively compact they will probably start stacking them. Like pancakes.
- arethuza 5mo agoI'd like a 600 HP 1.5l supercharged V16 - doesn't even need to be in a car, mainly just to listen to! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Racing_Motors_V16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Racing_Motors_V16
- longitudinal93 5mo agoThen all you need is a good recording and decent headphones
- bayindirh 5mo agoA good recording and a sound system which can move the exact amount of air that the engine has moved, to be precise.
- Sharlin 5mo agoIf the displacement isn’t measured in cubic meters, can you even call it an engine?
- pfdietz 5mo agoBonus points if you have to heat that crap you call fuel before you inject it into the massive cylinder.
- quickthrowman 5mo agoIf it doesn’t make at least 200kW per cylinder, can the engine even do any real work?
- red369 5mo agoOk, me too now. But you can’t have that, so maybe you could settle for a high-reving V8 in a tunnel?
- quickthrowman 5mo agoI’d opt for the V10 from the F2004 Ferrari F1 car if I had to pick an engine to listen to, it’s what a race car should sound like. There’s just something about a V10, it sounds musical. https://youtu.be/gLyqoX3LZrk https://youtu.be/gLyqoX3LZrk That BRM V16 is a close second though! It’s probably more impressive given it’s 50 years older than the Ferrari engine and was not designed by computers. https://youtu.be/A4w22LJrLeU https://youtu.be/A4w22LJrLeU
- acomjean 5mo agoV5? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR5_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR5_engine We owned an vw inline 5 Passat (quantum in North America). Good engine and synchro awd.