Much more than 2.0 turbo. Almost every big car concern has 1.6 or 1.8 turbo (PSA, GM, BMW, VW, Fiat...).
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Much more than 2.0 turbo. Almost every big car concern has 1.6 or 1.8 turbo (PSA, GM, BMW, VW, Fiat...).
Perhaps you might like to go and take a look at the stage times of Ralllye Azores and reconsider your opinion....Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard
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Originally Posted by RS
Diesel, no thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
Who speaks about diesel?
VW allegeldly pushing for diesel 1.6T in wrc as they say it gives more torque
Diesel may have more torque only if it has more free rulles. Simply if You have 5.5 V12 bi-turbo diesel, than yes, it has more torque than 6.0 V12 no-turbo petrol engine like in Le Mans...
That’s not correct. Airflow dictates the power and with a restrictor a 1,6 l engine can produce the same power the same power as a 2 l engine but on higher revs. On how much higher revs depends on the boost. By theoretical calculations with 4 bar boost there’s no difference in the revs, with 3 bar boost a 1,6 l engine produce the same power (350 hp) at 500 rpm higher revs (3500 rpm/400 rpm) and with 2 bar boost at 1400 rpm higher revs (4300 rpm/5700 rpm). Limiting the boost by an ECU or a turbo, which can’t produce higher airflow than allowed (power limit), would give engines with higher revs and nicer sound than the high boost and low rev engines of the WRC cars today.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
There is a rumor that Kimi Raikkonen is taking part in an upcoming rally - the 26th Rally della Marca (an asphalt rally) - taking place in/around the city of Treviso and Combai. The shakedown is on Friday May 29th, and the rally runs just one day on Saturday May 30th (the weekend between the Monaco GP and the Turkish GP).
So, that would be his third rally with Fiat this year :-)
We will see how he does in tarmac :-)
I think for Kimi it will be difficult to be in high positions... there are a lot of recent WRC cars (Ford Focus Wrc07, Xsaras, 307, etc.)