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Originally Posted by RPiM5
Here's evidence that a turbo engine can be every bit as visceral as an NA engine. They just had to take the time to do it right, which Ferrari is the first company to truly try to. Read about how sound and power delivery were some of the main focuses of the engine and not necessarily efficiency, although it is much more efficient than the old California engine. I'll bet money that it gets a better EPA fuel consumption than the S63tu.
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...n-decades.html |
Apart from keeping the flat plane and some info on the exhaust manifolds, there wasn't really anything else than Ferrari PR talk... No tech details or power graphs etc... And the main (and only?) reason behind this engine WAS fuel efficiency. It redlines at a "low" 7500rpm and has a low CR of "only" 9.4:1, which is lower than the BMW S63 and S55 engines!. Not sure if this Ferrari engine is more advanced than the S63Tu or especially the S55...
Don't know about the EPA fuel consumption, but it has worse EU combined fuel economy figures than the S63Tu...
The F10 M5 needs 9,9l/100km
California needs 10,5l/100km