248 MPH Without A Gearbox: Direct Drive -- /INSIDE KOENIGSEGG

For the technically minded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glf_k4qGBAA

Watched this yesterday, Their tech is very interesting to me. Did you watch their videos about the camless engines that they use air to open and close the valves? cool stuff.

The pneumatic valves, yes, very cool.

In other words, it's a lockup torque converter. haha

Only problematic when you need to back up.

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Originally Posted by chunkybs

Watched this yesterday, Their tech is very interesting to me. Did you watch their videos about the camless engines that they use air to open and close the valves? cool stuff.

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Pneumatic valves have been used for quite some time in formula 1....

http://formula1-dictionary.net/pneum...actuation.html