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First commercially available automobile in history Benz Velo: 1894 1.1 kW (1.5 hp; 1.5 PS) First production car [56] Peugeot Type 15: 1897 6 kW (8 hp; 8 PS) Peugeot's first in-house engine [57] Daimler Phoenix 1899 17 kW (23 hp; 23 PS) First four-cylinder road car [58] Mercedes 35 HP: 1901 26 kW (35 hp; 35 PS)
The road-going engine is rated at 663 PS (488 kW; 654 hp) at 11,500 rpm, with a max torque figure of 467 N⋅m (344 lbf⋅ft) at 9,000 rpm, [1] making it the highest revving road car engine ever produced. [2] The engine is also more powerful than the 6.1 L (6,064 cc) S70/2 V12 engine used in the McLaren F1.
Diesel engine (naturally aspirated) – 33.4 kW (45.4 PS; 44.8 hp) per litre – 1993 Mercedes E 300 diesel 100 kW (136 PS; 134 hp) DIN 2.996 L OM606 I6 Diesel engine ( forced-induction ) – 100 kW (136.0 PS; 134.1 hp) per litre – 2020 BMW Alpina D5 S 3.0 L I6 triturbo 300 kW (408 PS; 402 hp) [ 30 ]
Total output was the highest ever for the "eight", rated at 230 bhp (172 kW), though some estimated it at over 300 bhp (224 kW). [14] Like the Special, only two were ever made. Note: Pontiac’s new V8 was being considered for use in the Special but was instead held back by GM marketing. They directed that the straight-eight be used to keep the ...
From 1976 until 1979, Jerry Grant "drove the most powerful car ever to appear in Indy car racing" - a turbocharged 209 cu in (3.4 L) two-valve, AMC Gen-2 block V8 engine producing 1,100 hp (820 kW; 1,115 PS) in his Eagle 74 chassis. [27] [28] The car was fast on the straightways, but the engine's weight made corners more difficult to handle. [29]
The engine was very popular as a powerplant for midget race cars after World War II. This engine is most commonly referred to as the "60 horse" flathead, or the V8-60. [2] It was replaced by the 226 straight-6 in the 1941 Fords, though it would continue to be used after the war in the French Ford Vedette and the British Ford Pilot.
The standard engine was rated at 335 hp (250 kW) at 5,000 rpm, and the highest torque of the three engines at 441 lb⋅ft (598 N⋅m) at 3,400 rpm. The high output engine produced the most power for that year at 360 hp (365 PS; 268 kW) at 5,100 rpm and a maximum torque of 438 lb⋅ft (594 N⋅m; 61 kg⋅m) at 3,600 rpm. [14]
Wards 10 Best Engines is an annual list of the ten "best" automobile engines available in the U.S. market, that are selected by Wards AutoWorld magazine. The list was started in 1994 for model year 1995, and has been drawn every year since then, published at the end of the preceding year.