Loud, colourful, and with the swaggering might of the German auto industry on full display, Frankfurt 2017 is indeed a show to remember.
Here are Motortrend’s picks of the best from the show floor.
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Mercedes reveals turbo-charged 1,000bhp road-legal F1 car
Mercedes-AMG has unveiled a 1,000bhp F1-derived supercar at a preview event ahead of the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show.
The Project One hypercar is a two-seat hybrid performance model that purports to harness the power of Formula One in a road-legal way, one which will pass an MOT and run on fuel from a normal petrol station.
It’s a mid-engined car, its 1.6-litre V6 petrol engine with electrically-assisted turbocharging placed just in front of the rear axle. This unit has a 11,000rpm red line and works in conjunction with four electric motors, which bring the bhp output into four figures.
Source: Daily Telegraph
How the internal combustion engine is being refined in 2017
Although car manufacturers are embracing alternative power sources, they haven’t given up on internal combustion just yet.
Along with a push towards downsized turbo power, some of the smartest engineers in the world are using new techniques to make their engines more efficient and powerful. Here are a few of the most interesting modern takes on the internal combustion engine.
Source: http://newatlas.com 17th August 2017
http://newatlas.com/internal-combustion-engine-techniques/50929/
Mazda says new engine will get much higher mileage
While some automakers are moving heavily into electric engine technology, Mazda continues to tinker with the internal combustion engine. It says it’s figured out how to make it a lot more efficient. The secret, according to Mazda, is compression ignition.
The next generation engine, called SKYACTIV-X, will appear in Mazda vehicles in 2019. The new technology uses a turbocharger with a compressed mixed of air and fuel and is similar to the process found in diesel technology.
Source: www.consumeraffairs.com 9th August 2017
For more: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/mazda-announces-improvements-to-gasoline-engine-080917.html
US Turbo Engine use at Record High
The use of turbocharged engines in U.S.-market light vehicles continued on an upward path in the ’17 model year, an exclusive WardsAuto survey shows.
They were installed in a record 27.6% of cars and light trucks built in the ’17 model run through March 2017, up from the prior benchmark of 24.1% in the entire ’16 model year.
Source: wardsauto.com, August 8th 2017
Read more: –http://wardsauto.com/engines/turbo-engine-use-record-high
