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pagani · 01-21-2007, 04:26 PM

French rallycar whit a bmw v12 engine.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnn...rt-orthez-2006
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhi...moteur-bmw-v12

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Skaala · 01-21-2007, 05:48 PM

holy crap...what a sound!....sounds like a wasp on speed

Ford Capri 2.8i · 01-21-2007, 06:32 PM

I agree with dani that the engine is a V6 or so

The question is that the image come from the french TT championship; anc actually, almost all of them are consisted on a tubular chasis, mid-engine, 4 wheel drive, and a fiber touring car shape; moreover, the engine range go from the PSA or Renault V6, the BMW 6 cilinder, and also the boxer porsche engine; most of the engines size between 3000 and 3500cc

TopGearNL · 01-21-2007, 06:32 PM

The sound is amazing! But it doesn't sound like a V12 like dani said, its more a singing V6 with those high revs

gigdy · 01-21-2007, 08:04 PM

its sounds like a nitro remote controlled car.

ZfrkS62 · 01-21-2007, 08:16 PM

doesn't sound like the 12 at all. It's way too high pitched for a large displacement motor. And something like that with such a big engine, why would you not get shots of the motor too?

BADMIHAI · 01-21-2007, 08:22 PM

It sounds like shit. I'd say it's a four.

coombsie66 · 01-21-2007, 11:59 PM

Sounds more like a 12 than a 6 to me, its obviously just got a pretty interesting exhaust system which makes it sound so high pitched.

yg60m · 01-22-2007, 07:37 AM

I also doubt it is a V12 but everything is possible ... Impressive sound anyway

pagani · 01-22-2007, 03:06 PM

It's a pretty fast rallycar if you ask me.
The french version of andrew burton.
It sounds awesome i think's it's v12 but can also be a v6.

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Joel · 01-22-2007, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by Ford Capri 2.8i

I agree with dani that the engine is a V6 or so

The question is that the image come from the french TT championship; anc actually, almost all of them are consisted on a tubular chasis, mid-engine, 4 wheel drive, and a fiber touring car shape; moreover, the engine range go from the PSA or Renault V6, the BMW 6 cilinder, and also the boxer porsche engine; most of the engines size between 3000 and 3500cc

This website would seem to corroborate the BMW theory, despite still calling it a V12. BMW never made a 3.6L V12, but they have a number of S6 engines around that capacity, fitting in with what Mr Capri says.

http://www.planete-205.com/205-derivees.php scroll down near the bottom of the page.

However, looking at the picture of the rear suspension you can just about see that it is running a longitudinally mounted transaxle, and although you can't see the engine itself the one visible header suggests vee-configuration. There's no way that anything longer than a V6 would fit in a car as short as a 205. If that is the case then that rules out BMW, and we are left with a high-revving V6 of some sort.

pagani · 01-23-2007, 12:11 PM

Here is a video of the car that i uploaded to youtube.
Maby the use a de stroked v12.
I still think it's a v12.

YouTube

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TopGearNL · 01-23-2007, 12:38 PM

Maybe its equipped with two V6s :bah:

Ford Capri 2.8i · 01-23-2007, 06:53 PM

Exactly....after having a look at the brochure about the different and specials 205; the car in question has a tubular buggy chassis (fouquet) quite a popular chassis manufacturer alongside gembo among others

There is another clue why it isnt a V12; it doesnt make any sense at all in a rally car to see a 3.6 liter V12 engine; for instance even in formula 1 (where a lot of power is required even in much much more revs) it has never been a good base considering that ferrari was forced to replace for the V10; Honda also launched a V12, but suddenly it was replaced by the V10; the lamborghini V12 was another failure........

About the hillclimb car; this is another mistake; the driver in question (Alain Castellana) was driving a CN car with a 3 liter BMW engine; however, I though that the car in question was a Osella PA20, but I was wrong, it was it rival the Norma M20; nonetheless, in any case it was an Audi

TopGearNL · 01-23-2007, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas

Originally Posted by TopGearNL

Maybe its equipped with two V6s :bah:

Nah - that would be too heavy... remember it's a rally car - it has to be light and nimble!

Reminds me of the story behind the "Audi R8 Hillclimb" vid on YouTube - it's a Norma-BMW hillclimb racer... but someone thought that a R8 in a hillclimb would attract more views. Now everyone think and believe that it's a true Audi R8 :roll:

True!

About that guy, what a :wanker: