Trick question: Does it take more air to cool a LCAC system or a ACAC system?

You should be happy that people who won’t use it buy those vehicles, the market of people who use the vehicles is not big enough alone for OEMs to build them.

You kind of just made my point, a bonkers record high boost and hp /liter makes more sense coming from a company like MB then Subaru or Mazda. It’s cool from a engineering standpoint what Mercedes has created of late with the hot vee in the GT, this motor, F1, and the crazy G wagons, but I’m a Subaru STI owner looking…

Wouldn’t 50k price point be higher then anything Mazda or Subaru could sell a car at? I bet MB has more R&D budget then Mazda and Subaru combined.

Honestly I don’t think I ever heard of an MB problem motor and with their dominance in F1 power which is turbo I would say if anyone could get a 26.1 psi motor to last MB would be one of the few.

So who do you trust to give you an engine with 26.1 psi of boost?

This doesn’t have AWD, just part time 4WD.

False, my 1980 300SD has a rear automatic transmission pump and details in the owners manual how to push start it. Also since it was diesel it didn’t need electricity either.

If you are truly off grid the power company has no say. If you have enough solar to cover most of your needs then you are already putting power into the grid during the day time, so you would be able to charge up batteries. Obviously there are local building permits to consider.

I read that its an NC transmission for the Fiat. I thought the 500 has the same HP as this Fiat.

I guess as much as a buzz word Skyactive is, it does seem to mean something.

Transmission probably couldn’t take the torque to make 200 hp. Sure you could boost them up but FCA wouldn’t have to worry about the idiot behind the wheel blowing transmissions up.

Would be interesting; I’ve been impressed with Mazda, hope they get that HCCI to market, their Atkinson cycle high compression engines are giving their turbo competitors a run for their money both in eff and performance. Isn’t the Koenigsegg valvetrain electric?

As long as full boost all the time means 70 mph then yes! Air drag is a bitch over 100 mph.

A turbo only is more efficient if you are comparing same/similar HP engines. If you take a NA engine and add a turbo to it your mileage will be reduced, but if you swap in a smaller displacement turbo motor with similar power to your original NA motor, efficiency should go up as you say.

Turbos and Superchargers are also much more expensive per HP then NO2 and they have detrimental affects on gas mileage when the power is not needed. I guess it all depends on why and when you want the power.

Def right about the O2 sensors, engine would be toast before those correct anything. I’m not so sure the MAF sensor will work that well because its measuring air flow, but the air flowing has become more oxygen rich from the NO2 and the MAF will only pick up the density increase due to the cooling affect. I actually…

Mazda’s philosophy of not focusing on acceleration numbers or lap times is looking pretty good now. Seriously you can't even rev out these cars in second gear without risking jail time. Not to mention these cars are crash tested at the same speeds normal cars are and then you expect them to hold up to a mistake at 150…

Yeah probably why I should stick to dirt bikes and not street bikes.

I don’t see what commuting has to do with it. The Jet Ski was invented by a motorcycle racer/enthusiast so motorcycle riders and jet ski riders are one in the same. They both give you a feeling of invincibility because you are small and maneverable with lots of power.