Flat Plane Crank fad

[Rubyred17]

I thought this was interesting- Ford appears to have started a fad with our engines. I wonder if they will have the same problems we have seen



https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ro...black-series-flat-plane-crank-twin-turbo-v-8/

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[Frank.Herbst]

I thought this was interesting- Ford appears to have started a fad with our engines. I wonder if they will have the same problems we have seen



https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ro...black-series-flat-plane-crank-twin-turbo-v-8/

All manufacturers have an expected failure rate. Cars made to a never fail design would be unaffordable for most people.

 

[Shift]

I thought this was interesting- Ford appears to have started a fad with our engines. I wonder if they will have the same problems we have seen

I was just thinking this yesterday. The GT350 always gets high praise for its character mainly due to the engine. It was the first time an affordable FPC engine was made available, and was shown it could be done. Next thing you know a few years later you hear rumors of a FPC Corvette, and now an FPC Mercedes.

The GT350 opened the doors to mass market FPC engines in a way I think the C8 Corvette will open up the doors to mass market mid-engine cars in the future. That's my hope at least.

 

[galaxy]

I'm no engine expert by any stretch, but I don't think Ford started a fad. Ferrari's been doing it for a long time. It's nothin new. I'd guess, as with maaannnyyy things, technology is opening a lot of doors for a lot of options that we just couldn't/wouldn't have seen even just 3, 5, 10 years ago.

 

[DrumReaper]

I'm no engine expert by any stretch, but I don't think Ford started a fad. Ferrari's been doing it for a long time. It's nothin new. I'd guess, as with maaannnyyy things, technology is opening a lot of doors for a lot of options that we just couldn't/wouldn't have seen even just 3, 5, 10 years ago.

Hey can appreciate that... but I can also appreciate that Ford went beyond the traditional and excited people in a way that the car had not done so before.

IMHO, Mercedes are boring. Having a FPC in that ride will definitely give it an alternate ego. Also, IMHO, corvettes are retiree cars but the new Z06 has me on the edge of my seat salivating merely because of the GT350.

 

[galaxy]

Hey can appreciate that... but I can also appreciate that Ford went beyond the traditional and excited people in a way that the car had not done so before.

IMHO, Mercedes are boring. Having a FPC in that ride will definitely give it an alternate ego. Also, IMHO, corvettes are retiree cars but the new Z06 has me on the edge of my seat salivating merely because of the GT350.

Oh no, I completely agree. Agree with all of it actually, LOL. I'm a die hard Ford/Mustang guy my whole life, but if not for this 350, a C7 ZO6 is probably where I would have landed; sorry to say. I won't be getting one, but I also can't wait to see a C8 version.

 

[lenFeb]

I wonder what will be the price $$$$$$$$ of that Black AMG?????

Update:
from autobloge.com
The base price for this ultimate Mercedes is also reported to be about $283,000
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/09/2021-mercedes-amg-gt-black-series-reveal-trailer/

 

[Scooter MGee]

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[526 HRSE]

Oh no, I completely agree. Agree with all of it actually, LOL. I'm a die hard Ford/Mustang guy my whole life, but if not for this 350, a C7 ZO6 is probably where I would have landed; sorry to say. I won't be getting one, but I also can't wait to see a C8 version.

I am not a Ford Mustang guy at all, but the gt350 is where i landed.

 

[galaxy]

Yamaha has been using flat plane crank engines in a few of their motorcycles for years.....I.E. the R1.

Uummm, I don't think that's correct. Yamaha has some unique crankshaft configurations (for an I-4), but it's not a flat plane that I've ever heard of.

 

[DCShelby]

The R1 is cross plane. All other I4 bike engines are flat plane crank. That’s why the R1 and the MotoGP engine are more twin like, and not screamers.

 

[Strokerswild]

The R1 is cross plane. All other I4 bike engines are flat plane crank. That’s why the R1 and the MotoGP engine are more twin like, and not screamers.

This.

The vast majority of I4 engines are flat plane, and why most have a balance shaft. The larger the displacement, the worse the vibration.

 

[raptor17GT]

TVR made flat plan crank engines in the mid 90's
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a25685083/the-tvr-cerbera-used-a-truly-strange-v8/

 

[arsenalrocks]

not sure if this new car is even faster than GT3RS.

I wonder what will be the price $$$$$$$$ of that Black AMG?????

Update:
from autobloge.com
The base price for this ultimate Mercedes is also reported to be about $283,000
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/09/2021-mercedes-amg-gt-black-series-reveal-trailer/

 

[Mrhavasu]

I am not a Ford Mustang guy at all, but the gt350 is where i landed.

Same here, would have been a vette otherwise.

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