Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Filed a Patent for an Engine With Pill-Shaped Pistons

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

I saw this today as well.

Interesting concept, but not really a new idea.

Honda did something similar, starting in 1979:

https://global.honda/en/heritage/episodes/1979pistonengine.html

The Oval Piston Engine / 1979 - Honda Global Honda returned to the 500 cc class of the World Motorcycle Grand Prix series in 1979, following a twelve-year hiatus. The machine they had developed for their comeback - an entry in the World Grand Prix's most prominent class - was the NR500, powered by a four-stroke, DOHC V-four engine. global.honda

Peter

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