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Team on 24 April 2006
Top power diesels set for world record
attempt
The JCB Dieselmax land-speed record contender is powered by a pair of advanced four-cylinder, 5-litre JCB444-LSR diesels developed with the support of Ricardo.
Last week JCB unveiled the JCB Dieselmax vehicle with which it aims to break the world land speed record for a diesel powered automobile in August 2006 at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah Powered by a pair of advanced four-cylinder, 5-litre JCB444-LSR diesels, developed with the support of Ricardo, the JCB Dieselmax boasts the world's highest specific power diesel engines used in any automobile application Ricardo is proud to have been selected by JCB as the engine development partner for the JCB Dieselmax vehicle as well as providing support to the programme
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to its advanced diesel engineering expertise, Ricardo applied its state-of-the-art powertrain computer aided engineering software to the task of assisting JCB in the development of the advanced JCB444-LSR engines which power the JCB Dieselmax.
Ricardo was also able to draw on extensive knowledge and experience of the engine architecture which forms the basis of the JCB444-LSR engines as a result of its previous role as concept engineering partner on the production JCB444 engine from which the land speed record engines are developed and with which they share many components.
The resulting JCB444-LSR engines exhibit many of the technologies which are likely to form the basis of the next generation of high performance, low-emissions diesel engines in both automotive as well as heavy-duty applications.
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The results are truly impressive and the headline figures speak for themselves: with each delivering peak power of 750hp and torque of 1500Nm the engines are over five times the power of the production version and at 150hp/litre, they exceed even motorsports applications as the world's highest specific power diesels.
At the same time the JCB Dieselmax engines retain excellent fuel efficiency and very low emissions through the use of advanced combustion control and diesel particulate filter technology.
Ricardo Director of Diesel Engineering, Ian Penny, said: "We are pleased to have been asked to play the role of JCB's engine development partner on this high profile and exciting project".
"The JCB444-LSR engines of the JCB Dieselmax push the boundaries of diesel performance and also demonstrate some of the advanced diesel technologies which are likely to feature in future high performing, low emissions diesel cars".
"Ricardo will continue to support the JCB Dieselmax project up to and including the record attempt and we wish JCB every success in breaking the land speed record for a diesel powered vehicle".
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