New Mercedes engine
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Parrot of Doom

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23,075 posts

255 months

Thursday 26th July 2007
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http://jalopnik.com/cars/teutonic-efficiency/merce...

1.8 litres and 240bhp. I'd say thats at least 5 litres too small then biggrin

chuntington101

5,733 posts

257 months

Friday 27th July 2007
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looks interesting. wonder how they do the veriable compresion?? i have seen a saab (i think) version and it was ok. went from 14.0-1 down to about 8.0-1 on boost. but they had problems sealing everything.

thanks Chris.

That Daddy

19,286 posts

242 months

Friday 27th July 2007
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This kind of thing is best left to the Japanese,i mean Mercedes couldent even get there 1st small car rightlaughA class anyonerofl

OJ

14,184 posts

249 months

Friday 27th July 2007
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Sounds suspiciously like HCCI. That is going to sound lllllllovely laugh

FesterNath

652 posts

257 months

Saturday 28th July 2007
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That Daddy said:
This kind of thing is best left to the Japanese,i mean Mercedes couldent even get there 1st small car rightlaughA class anyonerofl
Yrh, bunch of amatuers!