The aim of the Ricardo team would be to achieve a completed definitive design for the 6-cylinder in-line version. |
The new in-line 6-cylinder engine gets 225 horsepower, which is plenty of punch for the roadster's lean 3,000-pound weight. |
Both are in-line 6 cylinder engines, of 2.5 and 3.0 litre capacity respectively. |
The S40 features a transverse 5-cylinder in-line engine made possible by shrinking the engine's outer dimensions. |
It was also the only American high-horsepower in-line engine in series production. |
In 1938, he announced plans for its production, using two 260-hp in-line air-cooled engines placed horizontally in the nose. |