September 11, 200520 yr That thing is pretty dang fast.The cheek rippling is kinda nasty looking.Top Gear> any american auto show
September 11, 200520 yr Donkervoort D8 > Ariel AtomA CBR1000RR would've been pretty even w/ it, IMO ...
September 11, 200520 yr http://www.donkervoort.nl/car.htmOnly street-legal car to beat the Carrera GT around the Nurburgring ... Not only did it beat it, but it beat it by 10 seconds (7:18 to 7:28).It uses a tuned VW/Audi 1.8T engine making roughly 270 hp and a modified Caterham Super Seven chassis ...
September 13, 200520 yr with cars this light why on earth are they not using rotary engines? the hp is limitless and i'm sure it'd even save a few pounds
September 13, 200520 yr Rotary? Serious? Limitless?Sometimes people want reliablility in a race engine.
September 13, 200520 yr with cars this light why on earth are they not using rotary engines? the hp is limitless and i'm sure it'd even save a few pounds The 13B WAS lightweight in its day, but compared to today's all-aluminum alloy cast engines, they're fairly heavy.The Mazda 13B engine weighs 278 lbs. The VW/Audi 1.8T weighs 221 lbs.The Honda B16B weighs 309 lbs.Not to mention cost and reliability.
September 13, 200520 yr Rotary? Serious? Limitless?Sometimes people want reliablility in a race engine.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>But i like driving at redline !
October 8, 200519 yr Rotary's were reliable as logn as you took care of them and didnt try to redline one alot that had over 50k miles on it .
October 19, 200519 yr Anyone remember the name of the Lotus dune-buggy thing that looks a ton like the Atom? I'd look it up but I'm too lazy for that.
October 19, 200519 yr Anyone remember the name of the Lotus dune-buggy thing that looks a ton like the Atom? I'd look it up but I'm too lazy for that.Lotus Elise?
October 20, 200519 yr Too ugly for me....she might blow like a pro but if I can't look at her forget it.
October 21, 200519 yr Rotary? Serious? Limitless?Sometimes people want reliablility in a race engine.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yes that is why the 26B a while back that ran in the Lemans ran flawlessly when many other engines failed including BMW's. Wankles are great engines the reliability issues come from hear say and improper care... ive even seen idiots claiming poor reliability after putting full synthetic oil in his 3rd Gen 7. also people claim poor reliability because they dont know that wankles (especailly older engines in 1st and 2nd gen) have to be brought up to full operating temperature before even daily driving and ESPECIALLY before shutting them off or your engine floods.anyway, that little car is amazing, 300hp and 500kg... pure bliss.
October 22, 200519 yr You're thinking of the Lotus 340R, Beat ... It was more like a street-legal go-kart ... they only made 340 of them (hence the name).Der! That's why I posted a few pics of one?!
October 30, 200519 yr The 26B is a racing engine ... The street 13B isn't exactly the most reliable engine out there ...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>same deisgn like i said, if they are taken car of from the begining properly they last just as long as your average piston engine.
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