Tony Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Extract from the very readable article Quote Why not an actual Merlin? Three reasons. Merlins have a supercharger that hangs much lower than the sump; that means raising the engine in the chassis, which compromises the handling. Secondly, the Merlin’s crankshaft rotates the opposite way from a car engine and I didn’t want to end up with five reverse gears. Once you have discounted those minor differences, Meteors are effectively Merlins. Of course, the Meteor produces less power than the Merlin but most people would consider 660bhp and 1,650ft/lbs of torque adequate for road use. Article> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/26/hacking_luxury_cars/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Seem to recall this car being on top gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Come to think of it so do i..... Didn't it race another car or a time trial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Yep one fitted with a Daimler me109 engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Yep i remember now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tony Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 That's the one but isn't that an air plane engine rather than the tank engine..... Either way love him or loath him Clarkson was on classic form there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 No clarkson called it a merlin but its not , James May corrected him at the end of the segment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Good old James.... He may seem dappy but he knows his stuff in truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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