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"Revolutionary" Three-Cylinder Engine To Power Nissan ZEOD RC At LeMans
« on: January 27, 2014, 01:03:06 pm »


1.5-litre turbocharged engine weights 40 kg and cranks out 400 hp

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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2014, 01:07:14 pm »
F1 cars in the beginning of the 1980s were making well over 1000hp with about the same size engine and 4 cylinders....
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2014, 01:18:40 pm »
I love emerging comments that pretty soon the pace cars will have more power than the race cars. Personally, Nissan's 'innovation' does't compel me to watch Le Mans. Starting to remind me of university-level fuel efficiency contests. Who wants to watch ugly tubes like this run around a track all day?  :P
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« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2014, 01:24:34 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on January 27, 2014, 01:07:14 pm
F1 cars in the beginning of the 1980s were making well over 1000hp with about the same size engine and 4 cylinders....

True, but those engines also weight well in excess of 100 kg. This thing is a third of the weight of some of those engines, and smaller overall in dimensions. That's pretty cool I reckon. You could conceivably put this thing in a bike!

As for the diminishing power of race cars overall, I agree. It's bloody horrible seeing them all neutered in the name of cost-cutting and economy.

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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2014, 01:27:23 pm »
Quote from: JacobBlack on January 27, 2014, 01:24:34 pm
Quote from: Fobroader on January 27, 2014, 01:07:14 pm
F1 cars in the beginning of the 1980s were making well over 1000hp with about the same size engine and 4 cylinders....

True, but those engines also weight well in excess of 100 kg. This thing is a third of the weight of some of those engines, and smaller overall in dimensions. That's pretty cool I reckon. You could conceivably put this thing in a bike!

As for the diminishing power of race cars overall, I agree. It's bloody horrible seeing them all neutered in the name of cost-cutting and economy.

Yup.  Forget putting a Hayabusa engine in a Smart.  Let's put one of these in a Smart, or heck, even a Hayabusa.
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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2014, 03:50:15 pm »
Quote from: mixmanmash on January 27, 2014, 01:27:23 pm
Quote from: JacobBlack on January 27, 2014, 01:24:34 pm
Quote from: Fobroader on January 27, 2014, 01:07:14 pm
F1 cars in the beginning of the 1980s were making well over 1000hp with about the same size engine and 4 cylinders....

True, but those engines also weight well in excess of 100 kg. This thing is a third of the weight of some of those engines, and smaller overall in dimensions. That's pretty cool I reckon. You could conceivably put this thing in a bike!

As for the diminishing power of race cars overall, I agree. It's bloody horrible seeing them all neutered in the name of cost-cutting and economy.

Yup.  Forget putting a Hayabusa engine in a Smart.  Let's put one of these in a Smart, or heck, even a Hayabusa.

I have a CBR600RR here we could use as a donor chassis. Anyone know someone at NISMO?
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2014, 03:57:08 pm »
Quote from: JacobBlack on January 27, 2014, 01:24:34 pm
Quote from: Fobroader on January 27, 2014, 01:07:14 pm
F1 cars in the beginning of the 1980s were making well over 1000hp with about the same size engine and 4 cylinders....

True, but those engines also weight well in excess of 100 kg. This thing is a third of the weight of some of those engines, and smaller overall in dimensions. That's pretty cool I reckon. You could conceivably put this thing in a bike!

As for the diminishing power of race cars overall, I agree. It's bloody horrible seeing them all neutered in the name of cost-cutting and economy.

I thought racing was supposed to improve the breed, not have to worry about pit strategy and fuel economy....'tis a sad day.
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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2014, 07:10:25 pm »
Quote from: Autos_Editor on January 27, 2014, 01:03:06 pm


1.5-litre turbocharged engine weights weighs 40 kg and cranks out 400 hp

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Wow.
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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2014, 10:13:25 pm »
Maybe Nissan could bring us a 1000kg Miata-like sporting machine with similar tech?  And yeah, I want one of those engines for a motorcycle.
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« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2014, 10:15:45 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on January 27, 2014, 10:13:25 pm
Maybe Nissan could bring us a 1000kg Miata-like sporting machine with similar tech?  And yeah, I want one of those engines for a motorcycle.

Nah...you want that V8 Busa engine thing....(2 Busa engines grafted together...but lighter than 2 Busa engines)
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How fast is my 911?  Supras sh*t on on me all the time...in reverse..with blown turbos  :( ...

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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2014, 10:26:29 pm »
No way, Nissan needs another 240SX or that Datsun 510 new age thing.....
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« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2014, 07:57:09 am »
Quote from: Fobroader on January 27, 2014, 10:26:29 pm
No way, Nissan needs another 240SX or that Datsun 510 new age thing.....

The IDx might actually get built if the creative types within Nissan have their way. And if you look at the Cube and Juke, those creatives tend to have some decent political pull within the Japanese automaker.
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2014, 06:08:17 pm »
Slap this in the 2015 Micra, a Micra Nismo ;D
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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2014, 06:16:21 pm »
Quote from: Northernridge on January 27, 2014, 01:18:40 pm
I love emerging comments that pretty soon the pace cars will have more power than the race cars. Personally, Nissan's 'innovation' does't compel me to watch Le Mans. Starting to remind me of university-level fuel efficiency contests. Who wants to watch ugly tubes like this run around a track all day?  :P

I agree, not a fan of this.
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