Any other car makers making more hp per liter in a production car? Audi's 1.8T is 125hp per liter.
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Any other car makers making more hp per liter in a production car? Audi's 1.8T is 125hp per liter.
It use to be German sportcars claim to fame.
Squeeze every last pony out of the smallest engine.
Squeeze every last pony out of the smallest engine.
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Problem is turbocharger technology and engine management.....
has come a long way in terms of reliability and the auto industry is testing the waters of forced induction on every level.
F1 cars in the eighties were 1.5liter making 1400 hp.
I am noticing how superchargers /turbos are in so many cars on the street its only getting better!
F1 cars in the eighties were 1.5liter making 1400 hp.
I am noticing how superchargers /turbos are in so many cars on the street its only getting better!
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S2000 comes close without the turbo.... but Mazda wins big
RX8 ~240/1.3 = 184 (NA)
Evo8 FQ330 330/2 = 165
F40 480/3 = 160
959 450/2.9 = 155
RS2 315/2.2 = 143
RS4 380/2.7 = 140
CC8S 655/4.7 = 139
996GT2 450/3.6 = 125
TT 225/1.8 = 125
S2000 240/2 = 120 (NA)
M12 GTOR3 = 350/3 = 117
360CS 420/3.6 = 117 (NA)
996TT 415/3.6 = 115
M3 CSL 355/3.2 = 110 (NA)
Enzo 650/6 = 108 (NA)
RS6 450/4.2 = 107
Carrera GT 604/5.7 = 106 (NA)
996GT3 380/3.6 = 105 (NA)
F1 627/6 = 104 (NA)
(NA) denotes normally aspirated, all others are turbocharged.
(edited: added the CC8S and F1)
Evo8 FQ330 330/2 = 165
F40 480/3 = 160
959 450/2.9 = 155
RS2 315/2.2 = 143
RS4 380/2.7 = 140
CC8S 655/4.7 = 139
996GT2 450/3.6 = 125
TT 225/1.8 = 125
S2000 240/2 = 120 (NA)
M12 GTOR3 = 350/3 = 117
360CS 420/3.6 = 117 (NA)
996TT 415/3.6 = 115
M3 CSL 355/3.2 = 110 (NA)
Enzo 650/6 = 108 (NA)
RS6 450/4.2 = 107
Carrera GT 604/5.7 = 106 (NA)
996GT3 380/3.6 = 105 (NA)
F1 627/6 = 104 (NA)
(NA) denotes normally aspirated, all others are turbocharged.
(edited: added the CC8S and F1)
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How is a rotary unfair? You know what the 1.8 would be without the t? Pretty sad.
240hp with only 1.3liter displacement is insanely efficient. I don't have numbers for production turbo RX7s but they have to be very high since it also used a 1.3liter engine. And yes, Honda has traded some extra displacement for some torque but that doesn't change the fact that the original production engine made 120hp/liter.
If you look at aftermarket stuff most of the forced induction engines get much much better hp/liter but all the numbers I listed were production specs.
If you look at aftermarket stuff most of the forced induction engines get much much better hp/liter but all the numbers I listed were production specs.
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It's unfair because the engines are completely different...
You can compare hp/liter between different rotary engines fairly. I don't really know how to explain it, but let's just say that a piston engine with 184 hp/liter would be a much more significant accomplishment.