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A 1990 W12 3.5 Formula One engine from the Life F1 car. The 1990 Formula One season was again dominated by Honda in McLarens with the 690 hp (515 kW) @ 13,500 rpm RA100E powering Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger ahead of the 680 hp (507 kW) @ 12,750 rpm Ferrari Tipo 036 of Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell. Behind them the Ford HBA4 for Benetton and ...
Honda has made a number of naturally-aspirated V12 engines designed for Formula One motor racing; starting with the 1.5-litre RA271E engine in 1964, [10] [11] and ending with the 3.0-litre RA273E in 1968. [5] [12] This would be followed by a 21-year hiatus, until Honda reintroduced the new 3.5-litre RA121E in 1991. [13]
Maserati made two naturally-aspirated, straight-6, racing engines, designed for Formula One; between 1952 and 1960.The first engine was the 2.0-liter A6G; in accordance with the engine regulations imposed by the FIA.
At first the RAC rating was usually representative of the car's actual (brake) horsepower, but as engine design and technology progressed in the 1920s and 1930s these two figures began to diverge, with engines making much more power than their RAC ratings suggested: by 1924 the 747 cc (45.6 cu in) engine of the Austin Seven (named for its 7 hp ...
Engine specifications of the Honda Formula 1 hybrid V6 engines Season Name Layout Max. Total system output (est.)** Notes 2015: RA615H 1.6L 90° V6 with MGU-H hybrid turbo and MGU-K kinetic electric motor 620 kW (830 hp) 2016: RA616H 655 kW (878 hp) 2017: RA617H 668 kW (896 hp) New Split Turbo Architecture introduced 2018: RA618H 702 kW (942 hp)
The RA series of 3.5-litre and 3.0-litre, naturally-aspirated, V10 racing engines were made by Honda to compete in Formula One racing; between 1989 and 1990, and then again between 2000 and 2005. [2] Between 1992 and 2000, the engines were also made by Mugen Honda . [ 3 ]
1.1 kW (1.5 hp; 1.5 PS) First production car [57] Peugeot Type 15: 1897 6 kW (8 hp; 8 PS) Peugeot's first in-house engine [58] Daimler Phoenix 1899 17 kW (23 hp; 23 PS) First four-cylinder road car [59] Mercedes 35 HP: 1901 26 kW (35 hp; 35 PS) Originally designed as a race car, developed for road use [60] Mercedes Simplex: 1902
The RA271 made its race debut during the 1964 Formula One season, just one year after Honda started producing road cars, and was the first Japanese-built car ever to enter a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Only one RA271 was built. The car is currently on display in the Honda Collection Hall at the Twin Ring Motegi in Japan.