What engines can you think of that had a very low specific output for the time they were produced? I'm thinking engines like the Iron Duke...
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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My old BMC B-series. Bullet proof engine but only 42 horsepower from a 1200cc, and that was 60 years ago.
The bmc b series of engines was a wide range of engines.. the 1.2 being the earliest version.
the 1800 in the MGB is a good engine that is nicely tuneable.
Chrysler’s 4.7 powertech V8 with 230 hp in 2007 !!!!!
I can top that. My 96 Grand Cherokee has a 5.2L V8 with 230 at the crank. Dynod at 177 at the wheels, and a Cherry Bomb Turbo muffler brought it up to 184 at the wheels. I think the 5.9 out of the non R/T Dodge trucks had 230 hp too, but more torque.
Golf 2.0 GTi mk4. I mean 115 from a 2.0 when Renault had 190 from a 2.0 four pot?
I don’t think that this was the engine they used on the gti, it had a 1.8 turbo. But the non gti had 115 hp 2.0L engine
That’s the Mk3 you’re talking about, not Mk4.
Mk4 had two engines on the GTI. 1.8 with a turbo, which developed 150 HP and 2.3 NA, which also developed 150 HP.
The 2.0 was on the Mk3, but there were two versions of it. The one you’re referring is the 8v version. The 16v version developed 150 HP.
You’re comparing a newer engine to a engine with 8v. Wat.
Yeah and 2 more valves per cylinder. The 8v engine design in is built for durability and simplicity in an ECONOMY car. the design has gone relatively unchanged since 1993.
1976 Cadillac 500ci (8.2L) V8, 190hp…
Hard to beat!
The less efficient engine ever built
i think we have the winner here!
Old beetle… 1200cc, 34HP.. 28hp/L….
Any Honda??
Not a chance. If Honda wasn’t innovating with their engine technology, you could at least be assured their units made 100HP per liter. In the late 80s/early 90s. I mean look at the S2000 engine, a 2.0L with 240HP? That was unheard of. The only reason they were limited to 276HP in the NSX was Japan’s “Gentlemen’s Agreement” not to produce anything with more than 276HP.
mazda mx5 1.6 n/a with 100 hp, when at around the same time honda and toyota 1.6s n/a were around 160+hp :(
Daewoo Matiz 37.5kw.
Any 70s and 80s american made engine
Rolls Royce 6.75 v8 which produced 220hp, but loads of torque and very unstressed,
but now the same engine with a couple of turbo’s as in the mulsanne produces 500 odd horsepower and all of its torque at about tick over.