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inline 6 = better torque
a salesman claimed that an inline engine has better torque as the crankshaft is longer than a V-6 equivalent...it seemed to make sense and sounds interesting, but i wondered if torque has anything to do with the length of a crankshaft..
regards! the new e-class looks dynamite and features a fancy new diesel engine (inline) |
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With most of the straight sixes, you could actually SEE the engine. Now the V engines are covered in plastic cladding that is some stylists simulation of what an engine shoud look like! Just my 2 cents worth.
(And at traffic lights, passengers in my 1960 220S straight six ask me if I've stalled because they can't hear or feel the engine idling!) Happy Motoring, Mark
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The V6 makes it's torque from 2500-4000 rpm. That's quite a range.
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Kuan, do you have the link to the past years awards page, I've been searching for about an hour but cannot find it. Thanks.
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There is one more thing to consider. The Istitute for highway safety gave the 1997-2000 model only an "acceptable" crash rating for this model. As you can see in this link http://www.carsafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/97005.htm the car suffered extensive damage, and in my opinion crumpled unnaceptably for a car of this class.
I do not know about the earlier models though, as I have not seen any tests about them. But I would stay away from any car that suffered such damage in the crash tests. |
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Public Enemy...
I followed that link, and the overall rating was rated ACCEPTABLE, one down from GOOD (the highest). However, everything, including "Structure/safety cage," and "Injury measures" were rated GOOD, the highest rating. Only was "Restraints/dummy kinematics" was rated below the highest rating of GOOD, at POOR, the lowest rating. (what is Restraints/dummy kinematics anyways?)
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Quote:
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Some are designed well, giving the engine a muscular look by highlighting the intake manifolds. On other cars, it makes the engine look like a washing machine (!) The ultimate in engine cladding? The Porsche Boxster. Except for the access to the dipstick from the trunk, access to the engine is from below. The entire car IS the cladding. |
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David, yes I know that only the kinematics were rated acceptable but still the car crumpled way too much. Even the roof buckled. Some other cars suffered less damage. Take a look at the 1999-2002 Lexus GS for example. It looks much better.
All I am saying is that I would not spend so much money for a car that crumples like that in a car accident. Just my personal bias though. |
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Crumple zones
Just a few thoughts:
As far as safety goes. Crumpling of a body, I thought was a part of the design feature. A way to dissipate the force of an impact (it takes energy to crumple metal....this energy dissipation should limit the inertia experienced by thte driver). However, from the "acceptable" kinematics ratings on the dumy I assume these folks are talking about how the body gets thrown around in such an impact. Just guessing here -Kash |
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the car should give way at the crumple zones. But the passenger cell should be as rigid as possible and should not budge.
I guess that's what PublicEnemy was referring to - the A-pillar buckling into the roof. If the passenger cell was rigid enough, this would be less pronounced. |
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Yeap, that is what I was talking about.
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Gotcha PublicEnemy.
That makes sense. -Kash |
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