Yep, Chevrolet toyed with the idea of having a 4 rotor rotary in their beloved Corvette. But, alas, they stuck with the good ol pushrod V8

There is a big difference between asking a general question and asking for specific numbers. I had a very good idea of F1 MPG but couldnt give the exact number unless I went to their website.

thats why its a game..you dont get it right so other people try until someone gets it right...otherwise it just turns into a Q&A thread

Thought so, wasn't sure though.

What are the differences between an Otto and Miller cycle internal combustion engine?

I KNOW that an Otto engine is the standard 4-stroke motor.

Miller I THINK uses an open intake setup?

Thats what I was going to say. The intake valve stays open slightly during compression. FI is required so the mixture has something to compress against.


I think thats it but I could be completely wrong since I was taught that like 2 years ago and don't remember **** :lol:

Yup, you guys got the jist.

Ok, I guess I will go.

What is the name of GM's concept platform for its electronic vechicle design program? This platform uses electronic motors in each wheel and is supposed to be able to integrate multiple types of chassis on top of it. Everything from an SUV to a sports car.

The volt?

noppers.

Hint: the name comes from the general shape of the platform

the skateboard

Pretty much, it has also been called the 'surfboard'

http://www.thecarconnection.com/imag...5410_image.jpg

Blurb on it-
But as Burns spins it, even if the AUTOnomy turns out to cost more than a conventional car, people might be willing to pay more because it will do things today's cars cannot - such as last 20 years. As it will have almost no moving parts except for the suspension, there will be little to wear out, and its owner could simply buy new bodies when styles change instead of trading in the whole car. Depending on how cleverly GM can engineer the hardware that will hold the body to the chassis, it's conceivable you could own both a summer convertible body and a winter hardtop, or even slap on the roadster for a Saturday drive and the pickup for a run to the dump. The AUTOnomy will accelerate like an F-111 because its electric motors will deliver instant torque to the wheels. It will be silent. The wheels will be controlled independently, allowing the car to swivel and move sideways, doing away with the cumbersome three-point turn. And like other fuel cell cars, the AUTOnomy will generate more than enough juice to power a house, helping you reduce reliance on the power grid. "Perhaps they will be mortgaged instead of financed like today's cars," Burns muses.

The platform that they will use for the production Volt is the new Delta platform, but the one you are referring to from the concept car was known as E-flex.

i knew the answer to the rotary corvette and the miller/otto cylcle Qs but didnt post fast enuff! darn....

4mpg in an engine that runs to 20k is awesome, no way its even that high! my car got 7mpg when i ran it at 10k at pocono last month....

the corvette also wasnt the only american car thought to have a rotary in it....AMC was supposed to have a rotary but they couldnt keep compression up so they ditched the idea and threw some other thing in it. ever wonder why the hoods were short? they were designed for the ' lil engine that could ' but at the last minute they switched engines!

and the miller cylce leaves the intake valve open for 20% of the compression stoke to change the compression:expansion ratio which would give huge torque and u could boost the hell out of it and still run piss gas 87 octane bc of the lil compression ratio. it was NEEDED to be supercharged as well, the Mazda Millenia S came with the miller cylce supercharged engine. it was a 2.3l v6 with ABOUT 220 HP at 5500 rpm and 220 ft lbs at like somethin crazy like 1800 rpm. even tho there was NO aftermarket....imagine a 2.5l v8 with race gas and with 8:1 compression but the power stoke was if it was 10:1 compression? now give that engine 15 psi of supercharged lovin......vedy nice

WHATS the next Q?!!!!!

the one who answered the last qustion correctly gets to ask..since this last was a close call, then the one who asked the question gets to ask another or get the member who said "skateboard" to ask one. have fun guys