This is a car that we at Motoring Weekly hadn’t heard of before - the Vemac RD180, the first in series of sports cars that should have included the RD200, RD320 and RD350. It appears that only the first two were built in limited numbers and the last two never made it to full production. In effect the RD180 was a design concept prototype and the styling was a mix of Porsche, … [Read more...]
The American V4 Engine
Some months ago here at Motoring Weekly, we wrote about the V12 motor developed by some Australians who “stretched” a General Motors LS1 V8 to be effectively 1.5 engines - and they were casting a full block rather than connecting two motors together. Now we have found a company that has gone the other way with the LS1 - they have shrunk it down to a V4. Motus, a now defunct … [Read more...]
Lightweight Designs
In this article I will discuss the concepts and work being done around lightweight designs. The article follows on from a recent description of the ladder chassis. The downside of the ladder chassis is that the body sits on top and the whole vehicle can be quite heavy. Conceptually, this is a simple topic, but in practice is somewhat more difficult to achieve. It is simple … [Read more...]
