The Maserati 16-cylinder
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 02 September 2008 |
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The Maserati 16-cylinder and a capacity of 3961 cc and developed 305 bhp at 5,200 revs. And driven by Mario Umberto Borzacchini entered the 1929 Indianapolis but retired on the seventh lap. The Maserati 16 was subsequently restructured and in 1933 it was designated the V5. Its capacity was increased to 4905 cc and it developed 360 bhp at 5,200 revs.
A very successful rear mounted 16-cylinder (the first rear-engined car of the modern era) was the one designed by Ferdinand Porsche for Auto-Union in 1933 just before the start of full scale Formula 750, so called because of its maximum weight 1,650 pounds (750 kg). It had a 45° V. In 1936 the capacity rose from 4368 cc (295 bhp at 4,500 revs) to 5998 cc (520 bhp at 5,000 revs). It had a single stage Roots supercharger. One of the basic features of the Auto-Union 16-cylinder was that it weight a mere 450 pounds (240 kg).
From a 16-cylinder engine built initially for the French air-force and perfected, again for military uses, in the United States by Duesenberg Ettore Bugatti developed an engine for a racing car and for a sports car intended for long distance races. It had two 8-cylinder in line engines arranged in a U. The racing car, the Type 45, had a capacity of 3798 cc, and three of these were built. The other, the Type 47, had a capacity of 2951 cc and a maximum power of 300 bhp.
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