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Arragonis · 08-01-2010, 05:05 AM

Not sure about the looks. It reminds me of a TVR which has been left on a radiator and has melted in the middle.

I wondered how they could get this

at 30mph, Trident's initial tests returned 108mpg

when my 1.9 gets about 60-80. Then I read this

Torque multiplication keeps a car's rev range low. It is this that decreases fuel consumption and reduces emissions. For example, at 70mph, the Iceni is running at 980 rpm whereas the average car runs at between 2500 and 3500 rpm at 70mph. This means a 6.6l V8 can be more economical than a 2.0l. Essentially, a big engine doing no work is more efficient than a smaller engine doing lots of work.

which suggests they are going for the big engine / little car theory.

This is only unique until Audi get that R8 V10 TDi thing going. The last thing I read on it was that they didn't have a gearbox to handle the torque.

08-01-2010, 05:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	Not sure about the looks. It reminds me of a TVR which has been left on a radiator and has melted in the middle. I wondered how they could get this at 30mph, Trident's initial tests returned 108mpg when my 1.9 gets about 60-80. Then I read this Torque multiplication keeps a car's rev range low. It is this that decreases fuel consumption and reduces emissions. For example, at 70mph, the Iceni is running at 980 rpm whereas the average car runs at between 2500 and 3500 rpm at 70mph. This means a 6.6l V8 can be more economical than a 2.0l. Essentially, a big engine doing no work is more efficient than a smaller engine doing lots of work. which suggests they are going for the big engine / little car theory. This is only unique until Audi get that R8 V10 TDi thing going. The last thing I read on it was that they didn't have a gearbox to handle the torque. __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]