Will one of the Big 3 break 1000 Bhp

[BlknBlu]

What are your thoughts on a factory car from the Big 3 that will break the 1000 hp mark. How will it be done and when will it be done?

Bruce

[Vprbite]

Well, they are going to have to answer the hellcat bell.

Perhaps on a special edition?

[J TNT]

They may break it , but it may also hurt sales from an insurance point of view . Keeping it artificially Low helps their take rate . fwiw

[plumcrazy]

no chance with the new rules and regs coming

[Shooter]

Well, they are going to have to answer the hellcat bell.

Perhaps on a special edition?

Don't Shelby Super Snakes come with 850 HP?. You can order thru select Ford dealers. Hellcat is 143 hp below that.

[Viper Girl]

I heard Dodge had a hard enough time getting the HC past California right now. With tighter regs coming... kinda hard to see that happening from the factory...
Kenny Bell supposedly has a SC kit with 901hp from the Scat pak Challenger... if anyone breaks the 1k it'll be an aftermarket thing, not a big 3... IMO

http://www.torquenews.com/106/kenne-...cat-pack-901hp

[G37Sam]

The stricter regs are forcing the planet to go with hybrid technology. The Europeans are almost there but the Americans are refusing to jump on that bandwagon! Love it!

[Vprbite]

The stricter regs are forcing the planet to go with hybrid technology. The Europeans are almost there but the Americans are refusing to jump on that bandwagon! Love it!

USA USA USA!!! Remember when they tried to put speed limit signs up in metric and what we did to them? We shot the damned things.

Don't forget, this country was founded on refusing to do what the Europeans are doing.

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What are your thoughts on a factory car from the Big 3 that will break the 1000 hp mark. How will it be done and when will it be done?

Bruce

The technology exists -- the Ariel Atom has a 500 hp 3 liter V8. They achieve this by increasing the RPMs to 10,600.

The easiest way to increase HP is to increase RPMs. I'm not sure who actually makes the engine (I think it's Honda).

What allows formula one engines to red line high (17,000+ rpm) compared to that of production street cars (8,000 rpm)?


In terms of design, construction, materials, etc.





F1 engines have pneumatic valve springs. traditional coil springs quite literally can't respond fast enough at high engine speeds to shut the valve before ignition. This, along with short stroke, exotic alloys, short engine life expectancy and ultra high precision manufacturing allow for 17k+ rpm redlines.

[SA Heat]

no chance with the new rules and regs coming

This

[Nine Ball]

I heard Dodge had a hard enough time getting the HC past California right now.

I would be ok with buying a 49 state legal car. California tends to choose its own destiny, most of which doesn't seem to work all that well.

[v10enomous]

Probably by combining internal combustion and electric. Tesla is now selling cars with 691 hp with electric only power.

[The_Greg]

No reason it can't be done today since Bugatti had 1200 with the Veyron SS. However, the 2016 Café regulations have removed the incentive to do this right now - everyone is focused on mileage. Maybe in the next 5-7 years but not in the next 3 years.