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By contrast a Cosworth Formula One 3.0L V10 engine produces 935 HP at
18,000 RPM. It costs $125,000 and is only good for 750 miles.
Correction, that is:
Uh-huh. So you compare 8.4 L and turbocharging, with 3.0 L and normally aspirated. Yeah, right. And a Civic is faster to 60 than a Freighliner too.
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600HP is 600HP. I certainly wouldn't mind having it.But they didn't.
No need for apologies.
8.4L is around 512 cubic inches. 600 horses out of 512 cubic inches in a factory engine, while not groundbreaking, is still pretty dang good.
Steve B.
Bugatti Veyron. 1001 HP (16-litre engine).
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And can outrun anything EXCEPT its own case of the uglies. That is one SERIOUSLY hideous work of styling.
FWIW, the stock Viper engine is amazingly under-stressed, even at 600 horsepower. The aftermarket easily gets well over 1200 long-term reliable rear-wheel horses out of that big (although still smaller than the Veyron engine) V10.
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