Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Well, that just about sums it up

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

If there's anything I have learned in my tender 56
years its that EVERYTHING in and on an automobile is a
compromise.  I see any engine engineering work as a
balance of:

how much torque - okay, horsepower, if you must
where that torque is made (in rpm) - drivability
engine speed - balance, rotating mass, etc.
mass - A still equals F/M
emissions - power gets you fun, clean makes you money
reliability - can't always be in the shop for tune-ups
cost - what will the buyer pay?
obsolescence - it can't last forever or we won't buy
new
and other things - and on and on

Now, I have shared my two cents.

rick
--- Dennis Liu <bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm pretty much blown away by this statement from
> Lashdeep.  I think it
> pretty much shows his POV.  Ask yourself if you
> really think this is
> correct.
> 
> >Regarding the supercars you listed...their
> powertrain engineers should be
> fired. They couldn't figure out how to make that
> power out of n/a engine
> technology?  Or lighten their vehicles? I'd love to
> see engine weights and
> sizes...prob not so impressive at that point. Anyone
> can throw a blower onto
> a motor. Where is the skill or technology there? I
> think you're missing the
> point again on why these cars are not in the least
> bit impressive from an
> engine tech standpoint. And...I don't think I can
> type this point up again.
> 
> ==============
> 
> So...  all of the powertrain engineers at Porsche,
> Mercedes-Benz, Bentley,
> Bugatti, Audi, Jaguar, Ford, Audi, Lotus and even
> Chevrolet are idiots, and
> the guys building and selling custom V8s in their
> garages are geniuses?  
> 
> Wow.
> 
> Well, that's it for me.  I'm outta here....
> 
> vty,
> 
> --Dennis
> 
>
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