[DeTomaso] new motor...Pantrea?

[Arjun Ghosh-Dastidar]

Larry, that picture is a fake. It was all over jalopnik a couple of weeks
ago.
On Feb 12, 2014 12:15 PM, "Larry - Ohio Time" <Larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
wrote:

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> It's a common problem: You're off to Le Mans with your new 400 bhp engine
> and you discover that it won't fit in the airplane's overhead compartment.
> This week, Nissan showed off the answer to this traveler's nightmare with
> its ultralight DIG-T R 1.5 liter, three-cylinder petrol engine that is
> small enough to fit in carry-on luggage and boasts a power-to-weight ratio
> better than the engine of a Formula 1 racer.
>
> The new engine is the other half of a hybrid powerplant for Nissan's Zero
> Emission On Demand Racing Car (ZEOD RC<http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-latest-zeod-rc-japan/29438/>),
> which is set to become the first entry to complete a lap of the Circuit de
> la Sarthe at Le Mans solely under electric power this June.
>
> The DIG-T R's base engine is 500 mm tall x 400 mm long x 200 mm wide
> (19.68 x 15.74 x 7.78 in), but it puts out power like a fire hose at 400
> bhp (298 kW) and 380 Nm (280 ft-lb) of torque. Nissan points out though
> this is small enough to fit inside the luggage guides found at check in, at
> 40 kg (88 lb), the DIG-T R is too heavy to be considered as a carry-on.
> That works out to 10 bhp per kilo, which Nissan says is better than the new
> engines approved for the FIA Formula 1 World Championship this year.
>
> [image: The DIG-T-R is small enough to fit in carry-on luggage]<http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-zeod-rc-engine/30611/pictures#7>
>
> The engine is an example of how Nissan is approaching the ZEOD RC with an
> eye towards reducing size while increasing efficiency. The ZEOD RC is also
> part of an effort to develop a more efficient petrol/electric hybrid engine
> that can switch on or off on demand.
>
> As part of the design strategy, both the petrol and electric parts of the
> powerplant go through the same five-speed gearbox. However, Nissan says
> that the real problem in developing the DIG-T R for the ZEOD RC was cutting
> down friction, since the less of it there is, the less the engine needs to
> deal with its consequences. To help with this, Nissan worked closely with
> French lubricants manufacturer Total to come up with better fuels and
> lubricants to take care of internal friction.
>
> [image: The new engine powers the ZEOD RC]<http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-zeod-rc-engine/30611/pictures#5>
>
> After the ZEOD RC finished dyno testing, Nissan took to the track last
> week, where it tested both the electric and petrol components. It will
> undergo further testing for the next four months, then in June it will take
> part in the Le Mans 24 Hour, where it will occupy "Garage 56." which is
> reserved for new technology demonstrators by the Automobile Club de
> l'Ouest. The ZEOD RC will do one lap of each roughly hour-long fuel stint
> of the competition using only electric power, then the DIG-T R will take
> over for the rest of the run. Lessons from the ZEOD RC will be used in
> Nissan's entry in the LM P1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship
> in 2015.
>
> "Nissan will become the first major manufacturer to use a three-cylinder
> engine in major international motorsport," says Darren Cox, Nissan's Global
> Motorsport Director. "We're aiming to maintain our position as industry
> leaders in focusing on downsizing. Lessons learned from the development of
> the engine will be seen in Nissan road cars of the future.
>
>
>
> Larry (wake me when the V6 is out) - Cleveland
>
>
>
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