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Old 11-27-2012, 11:01 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by GRU View Post
arn't regular engines (in our cars) only 30% efficient, which would mean this Veyron engine is 33% efficient?
And we might remember that, with such a high cost, it could have a more extensive usage of hi-tech ceramic-based materials to reduce internal frictions which lead to all that heat.
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