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ENGINE MAKERS * USA
* Michigan - 2014 Corvette's 6.2L V-8 LT1 engine to have 450+ horsepower
Detroit,MICH,USA -Gizmag, by Dave LeClair -October 24, 2012: -- The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette is scheduled to hit the market late next year, and Chevy has given us a preview of its brand new engine. The automaker has said that its goal with the 2014 Corvette is to raise the bar in terms of performance engines. It also wanted to focus on fuel economy, while not sacrificing the raw power that Corvette fans expect. It's now been revealed that the vehicle is going to come off assembly lines with a 6.2L V-8 that is able to deliver an estimated 450 horsepower and 450 lb-ft (610 Nm) of torque... The automaker also predicts it will be the most fuel-efficient Corvette, with a higher EPA estimate than the 2013 model's 26 mpg (9 l/100 km) highway...
* Connecticut - LiquidPiston unveils 40-bhp X2 rotary engine with 75 percent thermal efficiency
Bloomfield,CT,USA -Gizmag, by David Szondy -October 21, 2012: ... Gizmag interviewed Dr. Alexander Shkolnik, President and CEO of LiquidPiston, Inc. about the company's LiquidPiston X2 – a 40-bhp rotary engine that burns a variety of fuels and requires no valves, cooling systems, radiators or mufflers, yet promises a thermodynamic efficiency of 75 percent... The idea is to compress the air in the LiquidPiston X2 engine to a very high ratio as in the diesel cycle and then isolating it in a constant volume chamber. When fuel is injected, it’s allowed to mix with the air and it auto-ignites as in a diesel engine, but the fuel/air mixture isn’t allowed to expand. Instead, it’s kept compressed in a constant volume so it can burn over an extended period, as in the Otto cycle. When the burning fuel/air mix is allowed to expand, it’s then overexpanded to near-atmospheric pressure. In this way, all the fuel is burned and almost all of the energy released is captured as work...
* California - Study: Class 8 engines to shrink in size
Mountain View,CAL,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Oct. 23, 2012: -- A soon-to-be released study compiled by global consulting firm Frost and Sullivan projects that the average displacement for Class 8 truck engines in the U.S. is going to shrink anywhere from 2% to 3% by 2018 as OEMs and fleets alike seek ways to improve fuel economy and payload capacity simultaneously for tractor trailers... However, Sandeep Kar, global director of commercial vehicle research for Frost and Sullivan, stressed that the power density of Class 8 engines will actually increase significantly – some 6% to 8% – over the next six years even as they shrink in size; providing in many cases an opportunity, in his words, for fleets “to have their cake and eat it too” ...
* Washington - PACCAR's Third Quarter Earnings Report
Bellevue,WA,USA -Investopedia -October 25, 2012: -- PACCAR announced its results for the third quarter on October 25, 2012. PACCAR is a technology company that designs and manufactures light, medium, and heavy duty commercial trucks and related aftermarket parts... The company's net income for the quarter was $233.6 million. This is a 17% decline from last year. With last quarter's falling profit, the company ends a run of four consecutive quarters of year-over-year profit increases...
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