chrisbrearley
Newbie
So 30 years ago back in the 80s an F1 car with a 1.5L turbo engine was pushing 1000bhp. I would have thought by now that this technology would have filtered down to road cars a long time ago yet my 1.75L turbo in my Alfa has a modest 240bhp. Why are Alfa and every other car maker not getting a s**tload more horsepower out of it?
And why bother putting any engine in a car bigger than 1.5L if you can extract 1000bhp from it? Why do modern supercars need 5.0L engines to only get 600bph? Is this purely a case of pushing an engine in such a way that it's lifespan will be next to nothing? After all, a 1980s grand prix usually had about 6 finishers.
And why bother putting any engine in a car bigger than 1.5L if you can extract 1000bhp from it? Why do modern supercars need 5.0L engines to only get 600bph? Is this purely a case of pushing an engine in such a way that it's lifespan will be next to nothing? After all, a 1980s grand prix usually had about 6 finishers.