http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/greatest-velocity-a-617whp-alfa-romeo-gtv/
Nice!
The Scandinavians are nuts.
I once went to a club meeting there about 20 years ago, and they were talking about a twin-engined Alfasud.
Crazy
Torben
http://alfasud.alfisti.net/asus64e.html
"Last update 31 October 2007" - and no updates since. So was it stillborn?
Um, Tim's mad as a hatter.
How would you get the 2 disparate engines to run at the same speed with the one throttle assembly.
Or the different wheel sizes now changing the gear ratio so if by some miracle the engines were originally close enough that the one throttle input could roughly be emulated with a modicum of accuracy now theres no chance in hell.
Still born? Most likely an abortion!
Having said that, id've loved to have met the beast.
If he'd ever been able to make it work would've been an amazingly scary (read fun) ride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3m1Rz2RzE
Hi Paul,
Love these little to and fros.
So,
Not saying twin engined cars can't/don't happen.
The bimotore you posted has this configuration. Lifted from Wiki (Sorry)
with two 3.2 (3.165-litre) engines, one in the front and one in the rear, giving 6.3 litres and 540 bhp (403 kW). The drivetrain layout was unusual. The two engines were connected by separate driveshaft to a gearbox with two input shafts, and two angled output shafts, so each of the rear wheels had its own driveshaft.
Most twin engined cars will have a common gearbox from which drive will be sent to the various drive configurations. Be it all wheel drive or rear wheel drive.
That insane home made car had 2 separate motors, with 2 separate gearboxs, driving the front and rear of the car separately. Can't imagine it'll work.
Using electric motors makes life easier for multi engined cars, a computer will regulate their speeds precisely according to inputs from telemetry being received as to speeds at the petrol engine driven wheels.