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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Deako on February 21, 2013, 08:15:33 pm

Title: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: Deako on February 21, 2013, 08:15:33 pm
Incredible future valve technology at Koenigsegg. I love the Drive videos.

Title: Re: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: sub39h on February 21, 2013, 08:49:59 pm
my favourite hypercar

i wish they'd bought SAAB if this is what could have been
Title: Re: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: simonp on February 21, 2013, 09:17:13 pm
Clever stuff, but I believe the tech has been around since the 80s in F1 (Renault came up with the idea of pneumatic valve springs when they introduced their turbo engine) and MotoGP bikes use them, too.

Seems to be a good idea for road cars, though. More power, more torque, better fuel economy, lower emissions and a lighter engine, what's not to like!
Title: Re: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: Poverty on February 21, 2013, 10:23:10 pm
Motorbikes use this sorta stuff as said. My engine builder does alot of superbikes engines and he was telling me how car engine technology is 30 or so years behind that of bikes.
Title: Re: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: Deako on February 22, 2013, 08:35:46 am
Yes, but this is in use, retrofitted to a normal road car.  :happy2: An impressive task.

I would recommend everyone watching the entire series of Koenigsegg videos from the team at Drive. Really are impressive.
Title: Re: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: Horatio on February 22, 2013, 05:21:29 pm
Amazing. Someone at work was telling me about this. Wansnt there an engine SAAB produced something like a 1.2 but with the power of of a 2litre about 10+ years ago????
Title: Re: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: alexmccabe on February 22, 2013, 05:38:46 pm
This is awesome. When can we have it in our MK5's?  :party:
Title: Re: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: chudds on February 25, 2013, 10:38:48 pm
This is awesome. When can we have it in our MK5's?  :party:

yes we all want it! the clever little buggers.... but im sure i read or seen something similar a while back ...
Title: Re: Incredible Valve Tech @ Koeniggsegg
Post by: MC71 on February 25, 2013, 10:52:01 pm
That really is fecking clever. I always enjoy their videos.  :happy2: