Peak Engine.

[VectraMan]

My V8 is 35 years old. It is greener than the latest evolution of engines, even though 12mpg in urban driving is not unusual (22mpg / 60mph).

Smells like napalm when you boot it from 10mph!

I love the smell of V8 in the morning.

Formula 1 cars are now greener than electric cars, sort of. They are a bit complicated though. There's been a lot of talk about have a smaller pre-ignition chamber:

F1’s power secret | Motor Sport Magazine

Something Honda did in 1971:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVCC

Maybe Peak Engine is as old as me.

[Scruff]

My V8 is 35 years old. It is greener than the latest evolution of engines, even though 12mpg in urban driving is not unusual (22mpg / 60mph).

Smells like napalm when you boot it from 10mph!

[VectraMan]

My GT86 has both direct and normal injection, four cams, two cam chains, 16 valves with variable valve timing, and it still produces 40bhp less than the same sized engine I had in the S2000. And how do you change the spark plugs? Take the engine out of course.

I passed Peak Engine a while back.

[zeitghost]

Mostly for petrolheads.

And septic ones at that.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/reached-pe...183500889.html

for dear old freako, this relates to the increasing complexity of vehicle engines and their electronic controls.

10 speed gearbox anyone?