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[morqthana]

Newest mainstream engine design please .

I can't think of anything under 10/15 years old

Don't get too hung-up on "mainstream" - 120 years ago no engine designs were mainstream, but things changed.

Whether or not any other manufacturers will license it, or even if Porsche will put it into production, they have recently patented a 6-stroke engine.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Don't get too hung-up on "mainstream" - 120 years ago no engine designs were mainstream, but things changed.

Whether or not any other manufacturers will license it, or even if Porsche will put it into production, they have recently patented a 6-stroke engine.

Put it how you want.

Engines are used by various manufacturers sharing.

Mainstream is meant to describe the vast majority of engines.

 

[morqthana]

In the scale of sales, very minor now and not increasing

Oh absolutely - they are dying - I was just taking issue with the "big V8 and V12 engines were not being made anymore"

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Oh absolutely - they are dying - I was just taking issue with the "big V8 and V12 engines were not being made anymore"

To put it into scale.

I think 3 cylinder engines are bigger sellers in USA than v8 and v12 combined.

And I don't think 3 cylinder sales are major , but are increasing

 

[Avocet]

Who told you that?
I know a very high rank manager of an oil multinational and he said all of this EV scam will fall down like a house of cards.
In fact, they're investing more money in infrastructure that will last 50/60 years and signing new contracts with the arabs.
That's how much they're cr4pping themselves.

As Mandy Rice Davies once said:

"Well he would, wouldn't he"?

 

[johnny2007]

I'm not predicting what WILL be the future, but I can see enough to know it's not petrol and diesel.

Despite what a senior manager there tells you.

It's not a local thing, it's world wide

So you're just guessing.
There's no proof of what you're saying will happen.
In the meantime petrol and diesel engines are still produced.

 

[johnny2007]

As Mandy Rice Davies once said:

"Well he would, wouldn't he"?

Sorry, I forgot about the retardds here who want proof of everything.
We were just discussing it and you popped in.
In latin it is said "lupus in fabula"

 

[Avocet]

No offence, but it looks like the kind of car a well-to-do bank manager would've driven to impress the neighbours. I'd go for something sporty, like one of a mate's Morgans or an MG...

In British Racing Green, obviously.

None taken! It would be a dull world if we were all the same! It was just a handy example of a "not-very-expensive" classic that fell to hand, but there are plenty to choose from. Leave out the megabucks Ferraris, Porkers, Astons, Rollers, E-Types, etc, and you're still left with plenty of affordable classics. I'm not a huge MGA fan, to be honest, but I'd have a big Austin Healey in a heartbeat. OK, I'll admit, not really in the sub-£30k budget we're talking about, but I could get a MkII Jag for £30k, I think - any number of Alfas, of course, and Maseratis can be quite cheap. I'd quite like a "square rigger" MG - Maybe a TC or TD. If I'm honest, though, I've always liked my big saloons...

 

[carmanmemoranda]

So you're just guessing.
There's no proof of what you're saying will happen.
In the meantime petrol and diesel engines are still produced.

No, it's a little more than guessing.

Petrol and diesel will be around for a few years still, but getting relatively (in real terms) dearer.

If it was the future new design engines would be happening left right and centre, just as they used to be.

The motor industry has changed more in the last 10 years than probably it did in the previous 20/30 years. It's not a healthy environment for petrol and diesel prospects.

But don't take my word for it. Find any manufacturer that doesn't agree

 

[Avocet]

Sorry, I forgot about the retardds here who want proof of everything.
We were just discussing it and you popped in.
In latin it is said "lupus in fabula"

Have you been drinking, by any chance?

 

[johnny2007]

Have you been drinking, by any chance?

No, not yet.
But I'm sure you've doubled on your happy pills.

 

[Avocet]

The Riley RM series are some of the nicest and most elegant looking classic cars. I believe they are ash framed though, which needs scrutinising before buying one. Classic/oldest car I owned (but then, all my vehicles are ancient) was a Rover 100 P4, dove grey over smoke grey. Tough as old boots, good looking, easy maintenance, over engineered, almost Rolls quality engineering. Suppose that's why they have such a high survival rate for cars that are now at least 60 years old.

Yes, ash frame - and my mate's was rotten! They go round the back window, typically, and a bugger to sort properly.

I was at a meeting at the British Motor Museum the other week, and I absolutely love this MG SA:

 

[Avocet]

No, not yet.
But I'm sure you've doubled on your happy pills.

You don't need happy pills when you've got an EV...

 

[Avocet]

So we know current engines are not efficient

And we don't know of anything better replacing them . The newest designs in current use are least 10/15 years old.

So on that basis you think petrol and diesel are the future ?

"Desperation", I think? (With maybe a tinge of nostalgia...)

 

[ReganAndCarter]

If I'm honest, though, I've always liked my big saloons...

Finally! We agree on something.