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Old 05-17-2008, 10:06 AM   #12 (permalink)
Black Rabbit
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Re: Two stories on GM's new small turbo engines

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Originally Posted by osiris View Post
I think they should just do away with pistons entirely and refine gas turbine designs for automotive use.

Not a Wankel rotary but a gas turbine.
Benefits of a turbine include noise and power... not fuel efficiency. For reference compare a diesel german leopard tank to a turbine powered american abrams
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