These pictures make my teeth itch

[Alex@POD]

silverthorn2151 said:

Antony Moxey said:

It's the engine that's offset. It doesn't line up with the front suspension mounts that you'd assume would be the components that are central.

Front?

My first reaction too,but it's the SUV thingy.

[CanAm]

Sans mots:-

[ajprice]

Alex@POD said:

silverthorn2151 said:

Antony Moxey said:

It's the engine that's offset. It doesn't line up with the front suspension mounts that you'd assume would be the components that are central.

Front?

My first reaction too,but it's the SUV thingy.

Not the SUV, it's an Aventador

[Alex@POD]

ajprice said:

Not the SUV, it's an Aventador

Ffs, I could only find that picture next to all the SUV ones on Google, cropped tight, so I assumed the reference to front suspension wasn't a mistake!

[Speed 3]

ajprice said:

Alex@POD said:

silverthorn2151 said:

Antony Moxey said:

It's the engine that's offset. It doesn't line up with the front suspension mounts that you'd assume would be the components that are central.

Front?

My first reaction too,but it's the SUV thingy.

Not the SUV, it's an Aventador

A longitudinal engine will twist on its mounts under torque load so maybe its set to be centralised st 4000rpm

[havoc]

I suspect some of the other masses in the car are asymmetric longitudinally, so they've deliberately offset the engine by a few cm to balance the car.

[ian in lancs]

sigh!

[Speed 3]

havoc said:

I suspect some of the other masses in the car are asymmetric longitudinally, so they've deliberately offset the engine by a few cm to balance the car.

Optmised for LHD or RHD ? Always wondered what driver weight did to these calcs for proper set ups although unsprung mass more of an issue.

[drivin_me_nuts]

Most supercars now come with slaphead streamlining - an optional single-sided pack to offset the extra air-smoothing dynamics of the baldybonced convertible driver. For hairdressers and such ilk, they offer the beaver detail added drag pack. It's popular in parts of Surrey.

[Speed 3]

drivin_me_nuts said:

Most supercars now come with slaphead streamlining - an optional single-sided pack to offset the extra air-smoothing dynamics of the baldybonced convertible driver. For hairdressers and such ilk, they offer the beaver detail added drag pack. It's popular in parts of Surrey.

...and an absolute bargain at £5,500 each per option

Believe they're also bestsellers in parts of NE Cheshire

[TallPaul]

Speed 3 said:

ajprice said:

Alex@POD said:

silverthorn2151 said:

Antony Moxey said:

It's the engine that's offset. It doesn't line up with the front suspension mounts that you'd assume would be the components that are central.

Front?

My first reaction too,but it's the SUV thingy.

Not the SUV, it's an Aventador

A longitudinal engine will twist on its mounts under torque load so maybe its set to be centralised st 4000rpm

My guess is its a packaging issue- to give room for stuff like PAS pump, air con, alternator etc. Looking at the X brace clearance, I doubt the engine can rotate enough to centralise it under load.
I've never worked in the engine bay of an Aventador so could be talking rubbish...

[thegreenhell]

The gearbox is ahead of the engine on these, so they have to offset it to allow room for the transfer case and propshaft to run back past the engine to the rear diff.

[matchmaker]

[EnglishTony]

matchmaker said:

Surely Scottish eggs should be be covered with meat and bread crumbs?

And that 1 top row, 2nd from the left is smaller than the others

[Nik da Greek]

If that upsets you, imagine how disturbed I was to find these monsters lurking in our egg bucket

[xRIEx]

TallPaul said:

Speed 3 said:

ajprice said:

Alex@POD said:

silverthorn2151 said:

Antony Moxey said:

It's the engine that's offset. It doesn't line up with the front suspension mounts that you'd assume would be the components that are central.

Front?

My first reaction too,but it's the SUV thingy.

Not the SUV, it's an Aventador

A longitudinal engine will twist on its mounts under torque load so maybe its set to be centralised st 4000rpm

My guess is its a packaging issue- to give room for stuff like PAS pump, air con, alternator etc. Looking at the X brace clearance, I doubt the engine can rotate enough to centralise it under load.
I've never worked in the engine bay of an Aventador so could be talking rubbish...

I don't think the suggestion is that torque centralises the engine, just balances the forces between left and right.

[The Moose]

Nik da Greek said:

If that upsets you, imagine how disturbed I was to find these monsters lurking in our egg bucket

I'd be worried...

[Nik da Greek]

Fortunately they never hatched. But they did make a fking humongous omelette Mmmm, velociraptor omlette

[The Moose]

Nik da Greek said:

Fortunately they never hatched. But they did make a fking humongous omelette Mmmm, velociraptor omlette

...I think!

[2gins]

Saw this accompanying a press release from my employer, a new product launch to much fanfare. Shame they couldn't hire a decent photographer, epic fail.