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Originally Posted by rich07
Wonder if they're taking a look at the AER engine found in the back of the Lotus?
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I think it goes without saying that AER will be aiming their new V6 twin Turbo directly at Rebellion, the engine had 3 years of simulation and is posting very respectable speed trap times - so I'm told...... in what appears to be a very under developed and car which is apparently significantly over weight.......apparently on its first race weekend the Lotus-LMP1 was 2nd fastest in a straight line, which means a lot to AER.......personally I have not seen the speed-trap data to validate this, does anyone have access to top speed data from the various races that Lotus competed in?
But power, torque, drivability are all well and good........but in years gone by the AER I4 and V8 engines have been hopelessly unreliable due to being designed too light and flimsy for a semi-structural LMP chassis installation........so really its down to AER to prove the new V6 is durable and can actually go the distance......which so far it seems to be doing ok!