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How Much HP Does A Honda K20 Engine Produce & What Cars Are They In?

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Honda is not missing choices relating to the K20 engine. The Japanese producer has discontinued just a few variations, so some are solely accessible in older fashions, whereas others may be discovered on a dealership’s lot immediately. So, which automobiles are the K20 engines in? To hold issues easy, we’ll break every up into its personal part.

The authentic K20 was unique to the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM). It was inside Japan’s Honda Civic Type R and Integra Type Rs from 2001 to 2006. The K20A additionally got here in 2002 to 2008 fashions of the Honda Accord Euro R and Civic Type Rs from 2007 to 2011. First-generation Honda Streams, which ran from 2001 to 2006, had the K20A1 engine within the RN3 and RN4 fashions.

The K20A2 engine was accessible in Honda Civic Type R fashions from 2001 to 2006 within the European Domestic Market (EDM) and the Acura RSX Type S from 2002 to 2004. It additionally went down underneath, that includes in Australian and New Zealand Domestic Markets within the Honda Integra Type R from 2002 to 2004.

More widespread than the others, the K20A3 was within the 2002-2006 Acura RSX and the Honda Civic Si, SiR, and Type S fashions from 2002-2005. It was additionally within the Southeast Asian Civic 2.0 i-VTEC from 2003 to 2006. European and Australian Honda Accords from 2003 to 2006 featured the A20A6 with 155hp.

[Featured image by Hatsukari715 via Wikimedia Commons | Cropped and scaled | Public Domain]

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Sebring 12 Hours: BMW M Team RLL narrowly misses the rostrum.

Sebring. Strong efficiency, however missing the required racing luck – that is how the 12 Hours of Sebring (USA) could be summarized for the BMW M Team RLL. In the second race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA collection) season, the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 crossed the end line in fourth place after a race that was thrilling till the top. The sister automotive with quantity 24 completed sixth. In the GTD-PRO class, Paul Miller Racing narrowly missed the rostrum with the #1 BMW M4 GT3, ending in fourth place. Turner Motorsport took sixth place within the GTD class with the #96 BMW M4 GT3.

 

In a balanced race within the high GTP class, Connor De Phillippi (USA), Nick Yelloly (GBR), and Maxime Martin (BEL) within the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 stayed on the entrance of the pack all through the race distance. They even led the race at occasions. However, after the final of quite a few yellow phases, they simply missed out on a podium end within the remaining dash. Jesse Krohn (FIN), Philipp Eng (AUT), and Augusto Farfus (BRA) within the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 had been unfortunate with a gradual puncture and a broken rear wing. Nevertheless, they scored vital factors by ending sixth and even fought their means again from a lap down.

In the GTD classes, the BMW M Motorsport groups additionally lacked the required racing luck to have fun on the rostrum. In the #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3, Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers, and Neil Verhagen (all USA) completed fourth within the GTD-PRO class. In the GTD class, Robby Foley, Patrick Gallagher, and Jake Walker (all USA) took sixth place. During the race, each vehicles had led their courses.

 

Comments after the race:

 

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “The 12 Hours of Sebring were exciting until the end. The places were only decided in the last hour. Our BMW M Hybrid V8 showed during the race that its pace is good. In the end, we were a bit unlucky with the timing of one of the last yellow phases, as it allowed some competitors to come back into the fight for the lead. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough for a podium in the end, but it’s good to see that our hard work since Daytona has paid off and we were able to significantly improve both the performance and the reliability of the cars. For that, I thank everyone at BMW M Motorsport and the BMW M Team RLL. In the GTD categories, the BMW M4 GT3 has shown that it can compete for the win here. Overall, we have proven in all classes that the performance is fundamentally right. With a bit more racing luck, we hope to convert that into podium places.”

 

Bobby Rahal (Team Principal BMW M Team RLL): “Last year we were very lucky and finished second. This time our cars were much stronger, but with a bit less luck, we finished fourth and sixth. That’s okay, but not yet where we want to be. The team’s pit stops were good, the cars were reliable, but of course, we can still improve a bit more with a view to the next races.”

 

Maxime Martin (#25 BMW M Hybrid V8, 4th place): “We showed good potential, but unfortunately didn’t quite make it to the podium. We had a clean race, and it’s of course annoying to be the first crew not on the podium. My first Sebring race in the top category was a great experience. It feels good to be able to fight for the overall win in such a race. The track is tough, but I had a lot of fun.”

 

Jesse Krohn (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8, sixth place): “We still don’t know what was wrong with our car. It felt strange for all drivers, and we couldn’t drive the lap times we needed. I had it first, then the problem also occurred with Philipp and Augusto. We now need to analyse this precisely. Nevertheless, I think we did damage limitation. We got important points. It could have been much worse.”

Technology

Project Pigeon: Training Birds to Guide Bombs During WWII

During World War II, a project called Project Pigeon was developed to utilize pigeons in guiding missiles. Since pigeons lack hands and therefore cannot pilot missiles like humans pilot planes, B. F. Skinner, the designer of the project, focused on their natural ability to peck at objects.

The core of Project Pigeon was a pigeon-sized cockpit named the “Pelican” that was placed at the front of the missile. Although it didn’t resemble a pelican’s beak, Skinner chose this name because of the saying that pelicans can hold more in their beak than their belly. The Pelican contained a screen that projected an image of the target the missile needed to hit.

When a pigeon was placed inside the Pelican, it was secured in place and trained to peck at the screen. Cables attached to the pigeon’s head would help guide the missile based on its pecking behavior. If the pigeon pecked at the center of the screen, the missile would fly straight. If the pigeon didn’t peck at the center, the cables would adjust the missile’s trajectory until the pigeon started pecking at the center of the projected image.

As Skinner continued to develop Project Pigeon, he discovered that using three pigeons instead of one improved the system. This was because even a momentary pause or mistake by a single pigeon could cause the missile to veer dangerously off course. By having two co-pilots for the pigeon and implementing a “net signal” produced by all three, potential errors were greatly reduced.

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2024 Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe Aims for Ambitious Second-Generation

The 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe is not lacking in power, but does its interior justify the “Grand Tourer” label? Being a Mercedes, expectations are high. Firstly, it features a 2+2 seating arrangement, allowing for additional passengers in the back and more storage space for luggage, golf bags, tennis rackets, or any other items you may have while on a grand tour.

To create a pleasant ambiance, the interior is equipped with 64-color ambient lighting. There’s also an optional “Energizing” interior package available, which includes massaging seats and customizable lighting moods.

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For its infotainment system, the AMG GT Coupe features an 11.9-inch portrait display powered by Mercedes’ MBUX operating system. The gauges and driver information are presented on a 12.3-inch panel behind the steering wheel. Additionally, the car offers the “AMG TRACK PACE” feature, which logs and displays up to 40 parameters of driving data during spirited driving sessions.

The seats are not only comfortable but also functional, with added bolsters for enhanced support during track sessions or on twisty roads.

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Pricing for the second-generation AMG GT has not been announced by Mercedes-AMG yet, but deliveries are slated to begin in the first half of the next year.