Next gen viper engine to be designed by Ferrari

wallbanger

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bye bye torque


Actually ferrari just revealed their new mid-engined V8 powered creation to replace the F430. The all-new 458 Italia won't be shown in public until September's Frankfurt Motor Show the details were released early this morning. A new direct-injected 4.5-liter V8 ups the power ante it 570 hp and 398 lb-ft of torque. Eighty percent of that torque is now available at an impressively low 3,250 rpm, thanks probably in part to the 12.5:1 compression ratio.

570hp 9000rpm flat crank motor with ediff control integrated into a single ECU and dual clutch 7 speed
 

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Actually ferrari just revealed their new mid-engined V8 powered creation to replace the F430. The all-new 458 Italia won't be shown in public until September's Frankfurt Motor Show the details were released early this morning. A new direct-injected 4.5-liter V8 ups the power ante it 570 hp and 398 lb-ft of torque. Eighty percent of that torque is now available at an impressively low 3,250 rpm, thanks probably in part to the 12.5:1 compression ratio.

570hp 9000rpm flat crank motor with ediff control integrated into a single ECU and dual clutch 7 speed


Sorry, but less that 400 foot-pounds of torque for a car making 570 HP?
 

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Actually ferrari just revealed their new mid-engined V8 powered creation to replace the F430. The all-new 458 Italia won't be shown in public until September's Frankfurt Motor Show the details were released early this morning. A new direct-injected 4.5-liter V8 ups the power ante it 570 hp and 398 lb-ft of torque. Eighty percent of that torque is now available at an impressively low 3,250 rpm, thanks probably in part to the 12.5:1 compression ratio.

570hp 9000rpm flat crank motor with ediff control integrated into a single ECU and dual clutch 7 speed

It's probably a fantastic engineering feat...but 400 fp of torque at 3,250 rpm is certainly no feat. Combining it with a 9G rpm limit is.

But it's still going to cost more than twice the Viper engine and require 5 times the maintenance with less result. Thanks...but no thanks. :smirk:
 

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If they downsize the motor, Im not sure they will be able to produce the torque the current motor has. Im also scared to see what might happen to the price.
 

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