Hopefully it will make it to the street soon.
Looks a lot like my Toyota 4AGE in MK1 MR2.
Sounds expensive, but I want one.
is RHD so it would take some getting used to but I am willing to learn.
Indeed..., Offenhauser 4-cylinder engine achieved a maximum output of 1,000 horsepower in its turbocharged variant during the late 1960s.
What kind of gasoline does it use?
Big fan of naturally aspirated inline engines. KISS.
Higher RPMs equals shorter life span.
Over the years I have transitioned from cars with V8 engines, to V6 to 4 cylinder to now to a 3 cylinder with turbo. While my 3 cylinder Chevy will not light the tires like my old 396 SS Chevelle, it drives just fine and gets me down the highway at the speeds I drive at close to 40 mpg. In my old age I also appreciate the comfort and convenience and especially the phone apps that connect me to my car. Old timers like me also remember those every 10,000 plug and points replacements, finicky carburetors that were never quite right, and frequent oil and coolant changes …now all replaced by better technology.
My Honda 50 red-lined at 10500 rpm.
No turbo. And with pushrod activated valves.
Back in about 1965.
Big hairy deal. Lots of literbikes make close to 200 bhp per liter. The 2026 BMW M1000RR makes 214 bhp from 999cc and revs to 15,100 rpm.
And Honda built NA racing motorcycles all the way back in the 1960s that revved to 20,000 rpm+.
Concerned about durability given it’s a thin-walled cylinder design. Harkens back to the days of the Vega engine.
Could be some military applications for it.
Power levels easily matched by MotoGP and late model sportbike engines.
Note there is no mention of powerband or low rpm torque.
Both things you need to get a car rolling.
“great power across a high RPM range”
Note there is not description of just what that range is.
Nope. Put this kind of engineering to a big-bore V8 and we can talk.
I see they went with a belt instead of a timing chain. Smart move. Those downsized chains these days are nothing but a liability.