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The car was built with 'just' the tank engine. This was not enough for Leno who commissioned turbo specialist Gale Banks Engineering to create a turbocharger setup for the V-12 Hemi tank engine. Two TR 72T turbochargers, originally designed for Toyota's Champ Car racing program, was installed and each carried a price tag of about $10,000. The miles-per-gallon was 'improved' with a new Bosch fuel injection setup. It now averages around 3 mpg. A six-speed Allison transmission sends all that power to the rear-wheels
By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2008
| BORGWARNER WINS 2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS PACE INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP AWARD | |
 | BorgWarner's Regulated Three-Stage Turbocharging System also Receives a 2013 PACE Award AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 17, 2013 - During a ceremony held in Detroit, BorgWarner received a 2013 Automotive News PACE Innovation Partnership Award for its collaboration with BMW on the first regulated three-stage (R3S) turbocharging system for diesel engines. The innovative technology achieves a V8's powerful output with the fuel economy of an inline-6 engine. BorgWarner worked closely wit...[Read more...] |
| ALLISON TRANSMISSION ANNOUNCES PROPOSED SALE OF 22,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BY SELLING STOCKHOLDERS | |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), the world's largest manufacturer of fully-automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, medium- and heavy-tactical U.S. defense vehicles and hybrid-propulsion systems for transit buses, announced today a proposed secondary offering of 22,000,000 shares of its common stock by investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group and Onex Corporation (the 'Sponsors'). A group led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and J.P. Morg...[Read more...] | |
| GRAVEL, ALTITUDE, HEAT: VOLKSWAGEN POLO R WRC MAKES MEXICAN DEBUT | |
 | ¡Viva México! The Volkswagen Polo R WRC is just a matter of days away from its much-anticipated competitive debut on gravel in the FIA World Rally Championship. The 315 hp four-wheel drive powerhouse from Wolfsburg will take on very specific conditions when it rolls down the starting ramp at the third round of the season, the Rally Mexico, from 7th to 10th March. Reaching altitudes of up to 2,700 metres above sea level, the special stages are the highest the teams will face all season – a true c...[Read more...] |
| 1958 German Grand Prix: So Close Never Felt So Good! | |
 | On the 19th of July, at the 11th RAC British Grand Prix, Roy Salvadori would climb to the 3rd step on the podium. It would be the greatest result of his career in Formula One and it would be a most exuberant moment for the man from Dovercourt joining two other Brits on the podium of their home grand prix. However, it would be the race just two weeks later that would provide Salvadori with one of his greatest, and most disappointing, moments in Formula One. Salvadori's World Championship debut...[Read more...] |
| JAGUAR EXPANDS POWERTRAIN CHOICE WITH TWO ADDITIONAL FORCED-INDUCTION PETROL ENGINES | |
 | As Jaguar expands its product offer in key global markets it is introducing two additional petrol units to its range to enhance customer choice; the new 3.0-litre V6 Supercharged Petrol, and the 2.0-litre I4 Turbocharged Petrol. Adrian Hallmark, Global Brand Director, Jaguar Cars, said: 'Jaguar currently has its strongest range of products for several decades. Our continued growth is dependent on two things; activating the awareness of the brand, and expanding our range to enable us to access...[Read more...] |
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