For those who don't understand, why racing is relative to your daily driver..

[WarpSpeed]

Hard to deny the facts as presented, for those who can't relate this is why racing is relative and does apply to your daily driver in ALL aspects from tires to batteries to engines to drive trains and race driving techniques do to especially when the cars in many classes are every day street cars transformed for the track. Racing improves the breed...

A 3 cylinder engine for hybrids that weighs 88 pounds and produces 325 Hp & 280 pound feet of torque, impressive stuff to be certain..

Latest Pack of Racing Engines Set to Raise MPG of Future Road Cars

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/latest-pack-racing-engines-set-raise-mpg-future-150039215.html

[bazmlb]

Nissan go even better, 400hp, 380nm and just 40kg, I could put that in a Honda Wave

• 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbo produces 400 horsepower from a 40kg engine
• More power per kilo than a Formula 1 engine
• New technical partnership with Total lubricants revealed

LONDON – Nissan will not only break new ground with the unique electric power plant aboard the Nissan ZEOD RC at Le Mans this year, but the accompanying internal combustion engine is set to revolutionize standards of performance and efficiency.

The Nissan ZEOD RC will become the first entry at Le Mans to complete a lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe under nothing but electric power in June. A single lap of each stint (a fuel "stint" lasts approximately one hour) will be electric powered. Then, the new Nissan DIG-T R 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbo engine will take over.

http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/releases/nissan-unveils-revolutionary-engine-to-complement-electric-zeod-rc-powerplant

[VocalNeal]

Faster cars are safer?

[bazmlb]

Faster cars are safer?

The video says it all...

[wilcopops]

Faster cars are safer?

The video says it all...

Sadly it doesn't - you often find those who like larger/faster vehicles citing these videos as "conclusive" evidence. however if they knew anything about road safety they would realise how wildly inaccurate their assertions are.

[arthurwait]

Very interesting, thanks for posting that.

Just wondering what power it would produce in useable road tune and would they last or do they need to be rebuilt after every race.

Wonder what the cost is to make it. The materials.

In reality when put into Doris's shopping trolley are they actually an advancement on say the ford ecoboost or a turboed superbike engine ?

[VocalNeal]

Sadly it doesn't - you often find those who like larger/faster vehicles citing these videos as "conclusive" evidence. however if they knew anything about road safety they would realise how wildly inaccurate their assertions are.

No one is advocating speed as a safety issue, simply that cars built to go faster are safer at normal road speeds than those that are not.

The other thing that is also sometimes misunderstood is that HP no matter how generated costs money. Granted if the engine in question weighs less it doesn't absorb as much energy to carry itself around but 325hp comsumes 325hp of fuel no matter what. F1 engines are probably boost limited and also they have a limit on the amount of fuel they can use.

If Nissan is so clever where is their F1 engine? Oh wait ... they already have one. It's called Renault.

[WarpSpeed]

Nissan go even better, 400hp, 380nm and just 40kg, I could put that in a Honda Wave

• 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbo produces 400 horsepower from a 40kg engine
• More power per kilo than a Formula 1 engine
• New technical partnership with Total lubricants revealed

LONDON – Nissan will not only break new ground with the unique electric power plant aboard the Nissan ZEOD RC at Le Mans this year, but the accompanying internal combustion engine is set to revolutionize standards of performance and efficiency.

The Nissan ZEOD RC will become the first entry at Le Mans to complete a lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe under nothing but electric power in June. A single lap of each stint (a fuel "stint" lasts approximately one hour) will be electric powered. Then, the new Nissan DIG-T R 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbo engine will take over.

http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/releases/nissan-unveils-revolutionary-engine-to-complement-electric-zeod-rc-powerplant

Ermm don't quite know where the power contradiction came into it but the article I posted referenced and was relative to the Nissan engine and the ZEOD.. If they can produce 400Hp that's even sweeter.

Anyway for the moment what seems expansive to produce is relative to the Hp and limited purpose but as the market utilizes more units and they're mass produced for street purposes the cost will come down as units sold go up, the fuel savings too will offset much of the extra cost to the consumer. In the end it will still be a benefit to the market, some compromise will be made on Hp providing more durability as will racing further improve the breed and it's durability.

[seedy]

Nissan go even better, 400hp, 380nm and just 40kg, I could put that in a Honda Wave

Wonder if the 0W30 oil in the video is what they use in the engine ??

Watch out turbo Busa !!

[transam]

Every thing power wise is related to the rest of the ride on a production car. More HP means more brakes, better handling. All relative to keep the driver alive.

[VocalNeal]

Wonder if the 0W30 oil in the video is what they use in the engine ??

Watch out turbo Busa !!

Back in the day Porsche used diesel oil in the sump. (For racing!)

[DJH77]

Wonder if the 0W30 oil in the video is what they use in the engine ??

Watch out turbo Busa !!

Back in the day Porsche used diesel oil in the sump. (For racing!)

In the 1970's i ran my race cars on Shell Rotella Stationary Diesel Oil as it withstood Higher Temperatures and never had a problem. Then someone talked me into trying a new BP racing oil and i ran the bearings after 20 laps. Naturally i went back to the Shell Rotella after the engine rebuild.

[VocalNeal]

Wonder if the 0W30 oil in the video is what they use in the engine ??

Watch out turbo Busa !!

Back in the day Porsche used diesel oil in the sump. (For racing!)

In the 1970's i ran my race cars on Shell Rotella Stationary Diesel Oil as it withstood Higher Temperatures and never had a problem. Then someone talked me into trying a new BP racing oil and i ran the bearings after 20 laps. Naturally i went back to the Shell Rotella after the engine rebuild.

Shell Rotella Ultra is considered by many motorcyclists to be "the" oil. And yes it says diesel on the can.

Back to the Nissan. I note that F1 powerplants must weigh 145 kg. So take of the energy recovery system , the turbo and the exhaust etc. The put out twice the HP of the Nissan, so probably HP/kg is similar. It's all the same technology!

[seedy]

Run Shell Rotella 15W40 in my HD back in the Colonies