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The concept 215ci V8 used a hemispherical combustion chamber design, similar to early Chrysler V8s of the 1950s era. It was a "Square" engine, with matching 3.3" bore and stroke dimensions. Although they shared a common displacement of 215 cu in (3.5 L), this concept engine is not the same as the production "Oversquare" aluminum Buick 215 ...
The deal with Audi for the use of their 4.2 V8 fell flat after the car's designer, Christian von Koenigsegg, made clear his intent of tuning the V8 far beyond its standard output. The next candidate was the Flat-12 race engine developed by Motori Moderni for the Scuderia Coloni Formula One team, in which this engine was raced under the Subaru ...
The latest Mercedes-Benz concept cars are called “Vision” and the manufacturer’s future electric range is called “EQ”. With this new electric concept car, Mercedes pays homage to the Silver Arrows and in particular the Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen which established the speed record for a kilometre, achieving 432.7 km/h in 1938.
Because it was intended to be used as a pace car, it was designed to reach a top speed of 200 mph (322 km/h). Chrysler designed the body and conducted extensive wind tunnel testing to achieve a drag coefficient of .236. [3] Although the car was designed by Chrysler, actual construction of the vehicle was handled by subcontractors.
The Plymouth XNR is a concept car developed by Chrysler.It was designed by Virgil Exner, and first shown in 1960.Also called the XNR 500, the car is an open roadster with some asymmetric features, and was proposed as a sporty addition to the Plymouth model lineup, and as competition for the Chevrolet Corvette.
The concept car was created by Bertone using the chassis of a crashed Lancia Fulvia HF1600 rally car. [7] [8]At Villa d'Este, Cernobbio, 2018. Its angular trapezoidal ultra-futuristic science fiction design (for its time) styling is ultra low and aerodynamically shaped, with a height of only 84 centimeters.
The EX-7 was a 2-seat concept car made by Toyota and shown during the 1970 Tokyo Motor Show. [1] It was an experiment (hence 'EX') to see what a supercar based on the Toyota 7 (hence '-7') racing car would be like. [1] The mid mounted 5 L (310 cu in) engine was similar to the Toyota 7 engine except that EX-7 did not have turbochargers.
An abbreviation of Highly Sophisticated-transport Research, [11] the HSR was a series of concept sports cars exhibited at consecutive Tokyo Motor Shows from 1987 to 1997, typically showcasing the company's engineering technologies. [11] X2S: Chicago Auto Show 1988 Two-seat sports car concept. HSX: 28th Tokyo Motor Show (Tokyo, Japan) 1989