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Old 7 Jun 2014, 12:09 (Ref:3416551)   #794
GasperG
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GasperG has a lot of promise if they can keep it on the circuit!
1.8 Prius gets 74 kW @ 5.200 rpm with linear interpolation 3.7 "Prius" engine would get only 263 kW @ 9.000 rpm, but then again Prius engine runs at extreme 8:1 effective compression and 13:1 expansion ratio.

I still think as I said earlier it could be that 17:1 is not the effective compression ratio but it's still must be high (16:1) to get that power. I don't know at what point you can call an engine "atkinson" cycle engine.

Maybe next year they come up with 5.0 L engine but then they will face engine overweight and they will have to go with lighter hybrid system.
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