But they have fuel-wash issues at 13:1...well, I won't be an early adopter, that's for sure!
But they have fuel-wash issues at 13:1...well, I won't be an early adopter, that's for sure!
Are they also getting rid of camshaft and using pneumatic valves on the new engine?
I believe, Koenigsegg mentioned something like this, that they are working on.
Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZWeNPi2XkE
Camless engine. More low end torque? Hmmmm!!!
Seeing worldwide trend now away from diesel in the consumer space this HCCI has me really interested. Sure diesel will be around a long time but if I can get the best of both worlds...economy/price and torque/power with the HCCI I think I would go that direction.
I know electric cars are the likely future but where do you see fuel prices in the decades ahead? Less refined fuel so prices higher? or glut of too much refined gasoline/petrol and low prices? Peak oil has been called many times but it seems they always find a new oil field somewhere.
A better question is...are you actually thinking about saving money?
If your vehicle averages 15mpg, and you drive 20k miles a year, you spend 3,333 dollars on fuel a year at 2.50 a gallon. If it averages 30mpg, you spend half that. That's 1500 bucks savings a year. However, if the vehicle lasts 7 instead of 10 years, or if maintenance is higher and expensive parts fail, piss on those savings. And how much do you spend on a note vs. your paid off 15mpg Chevy 1998 Silverado? So many people buying new $25k vehicles to save $1500/year over a paid off reliable vehicle. It's stupid. If you like the car, buy it, but the money saving angle...and even environmental angle is just dumb. You pollute a lot more to make a new vehicle than you do to not get rid of, and instead keep, an old less refined one.
Mazda would better develop pure EV propulsion because in few years it will be no more.
There is some hope: https://electrek.co/2017/08/04/mazda-toyota-joint-venture-electric-vehicles/
No need for 50:1 compression ICE engines and wasted R&D time and money.