Either way its an engineering failure, I have only seen videos of GM product air bags deploying in the dumbest way though so its hard to judge other scenarios. I’m sure that air bags can easily hurt you more then the accident would have in many scenarios.
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Lol, no actually the bad engineers assume that you can’t improve the airbag deployment system to not go off prematurely. Is it hard? yes!, but a false positive is still a failure. The thing about this incident is the car wasn’t close to rolling over and nothing hit the side of the car and airbags are designed to save…
Since this is a trend with GM cars I would say you are right in the fact that this wasn’t a hardware or computer error. It is a accidental misfire because I really don’t think an engineer would have intended the curtain air bag to deploy in this instance.
The logical conclusion to “better safe then sorry” is not even driving a ZL1 or going to an autocross. The risk has to be managed.
As an engineer myself you still have to design products for the customer and since GM products are the only ones with accidental curtain deployment it seems they are to blame. It’s not unreasonable to accept more risk to prevent a misfire that costs $6400. Especially if owners start disabling their airbags which is…
You said “greatest”, not “best performing”
People already know that the GT500 engine is based on the GT350, it’s new info that they switched back to cross plane, hence the pointing it out.
The peak torque isn’t low end torque, its peak torque. QED peak torque doesn’t make much sense, especially on a gas rig when the peak torque is at 4000 rpm (Ram 5.7 Hemi). Since the torque converter multiplies torque the transmission is actually seeing more then peak torque at stall speed so the peak torque doesn’t…
The usual problem with low-torque high horsepower sources is that they have to run at high RPMs which tends to require them to be made using small parts that have high power to mass ratios, much like grenades do.
Peak torque is a dumb rating since it changes through gearing, HP is what really matters since it is constant (except for friction) through gearing. They need another measurement like average HP through the working RPM range of the engine. Average HP from stall rpm to highest shift rpm for an automatic transmission wou…
I wish it had a V8
And the Mustang GT and Camaro SS are still slower then any “P” Tesla, including the SUV. I think we are missing out on some epic cars because of the engineering power is all geared toward a stat sheet for car magazines, it shouldn’t always be about numbers. That being said if this car had a manual and wasn’t a BMW…
I’ve never seen or heard of PVC plumbing in a house, let alone PVC plumbing for hot water. PVC is usually sewer only.
Where is your article about public sector unions which give campaign contributions to politicians that pay them back with tax payer money then the cycle starts again.
There is also reinforcements needed for the hood to be held up close to the hinges.
So you agree that unless qualified, efficiency related to an ICE is the thermal kind?
For a little context, Ford makes a 1.5-liter three-cylinder for the new Fiesta STand it only makes 197 HP, and it’s turbocharged. Assuming that the Cosworth three is roughly the same size (one quarter of the Valkyrie’s 6.5 liters is about a 1.6), that is amazingly efficient for a naturally-aspirated engine.
Where did you hear it would be efficient? HP/liter is not an efficiency metric.
Seems to be some confusion on this one, if you rev match and don’t drag the clutch and just use engine braking it’s fine. If you are dragging/feathering the clutch to slow down, it’s bad. Most of the time I don’t downshift because no matter how good you are at rev matching there still is more wear and tear, but it…