f1 engine state of the art

[Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

this year seems to be your usual v10 of 3 litres displacement weighting
100kgs (220lbs), and producing just over 800hp.  rev limits around the
17,000rpm....

i wonder what that would do to the performance of an ur-quattro....

lets see:

1) handling improved by a substantially lighter front end.  engine smaller
in all respects with a much lower c of g.  these benefits somewhat offset by
the requirement for a large central air scoop, and requirement for large
ducts for the water and oil coolers.  this tends to ruin the usual
ur-quattro stealth factor...

2) top speed would be tripled based on the rpm, lets see that'll be about
350mph, less the brick-sh*thouse-effect.  actual top speed would be about
200mph.  lift-off oversteer would become part of your daily driving lesson,
as would the requirement for frequent stress counselling...

3) having to drop the clutch @10k rpm to take off at the traffic lights due
to the absence of torque below that figure.  this has the unwanted
side-effect of instantly launching you to 60mph.

4) no requirement to change the oil.  you just change the motor every
week-end.

5) no need to cool down the engine.  it runs at 130 celsius anyway.

6) cost of ownership will increase substantially, even on audi levels.
engines cost 300k usd each...

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q