Ilmor Engineering has developed an innovative 130bhp, 700cc, three-cylinder, five-stroke petrol engine that develops the fuel economy of a diesel engine without any of the emissions shortcomings.
The engineering firm, which has a long history working in motorsport and which was previously part-owned by Mercedes when it prepared its F1 engines, has developed the radical road car engine to showcase its engineering ability.
This is one engine that has promise. The company says that this is just the beginning and that they will improve on the concept cutting the weight of the engine and increasing HP possibly to 150. For a 3 cylinder that is great.
I still find it interesting that all these new technologies for the internal combustion engine are popping up all over the place, yet for the last 100 years the engine had pretty much remained the same. It was only recently (little over 10 years ago) that Porsche managed to get 100bhp per cylinder, now a lot of people have that.
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