On Jun 7, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Mark Iverson wrote:
And one would think that this motor is a gutless wonder.....
Not so fast, but the motor is. Here are basic specs:
HP2g Specs:
- V8 Engine
- 400 HP (horsepower)
- 500 Ft. Lbs. Tq. (foot pounds of torque)
- 110 MPGe (miles per gallon energy equivalent)
- E-85 (ethanol fuel)
- Made in the USA
Is the guy Charles Pogue resurrected?
So all you muscle-car lovers can have your cake and eat it too!
But ... not all at the same time! 8^)
"The vehicle is to be called the Revenge Verde Super Car, which will
use Mr. Pelmear's 400-horsepower engine and its 500 foot-pounds of
torque to travel up to 200 mph and get 110 mpg - though admittedly
not at the same time."
I would think a 400 hp engine would be heavy, and thus require a
heavy vehicle, thus reducing feasible gas milage. A smaller engine
on a light car would be a better mileage strategy, but maybe only a
large expensive engine can be justified by the small manufacturing
quantity. One has to wonder if the 110 mpg was obtained on a flat
course. 8^)
If the engine is really that much milage superior over ordinary
engines then it would seem commercial trucking would be the niche
market for small quantity manufacturing because the cost could
readily be recovered. Big fleets tend to operate for extended
mileages and have mechanics to monitor things - a valuable asset for
a releasing new motor I would think.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
