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Old 07-23-2009, 10:30 AM   #14
Hazdaz
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^ Ya know, that's an interesting issue. Like at what point does the weight savings make it not worth it? There is the law of diminishing return - you can only reduce the displacement and the cylinder count so far before it makes it unusable/not worth it.

And at what point do these car makers have to look at more "radical" engine designs?

There have been numerous engine designs posted here (and in the OT) that supposedly offer vastly superior mileage and/or power and/or some other benefit, yet many of them seem to be too radical to be taken seriously for car-use. At what point do the car makers start to take a more serious look at ICE designs that are "outside the box"? Or are they simply gonna ride the current ICE design till the electric motor completely takes over?
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