I have the hugest engineering boner right now...

[Raxe]

Koenigsegg engineering always astounds me. Sure companies like McLaren and (sometimes) Porsche make amazing stuff, but Koenigsegg is super tiny and does everything from scratch right down to the engine management. The fact that they're not only keeping up with the world leading competition is impressive enough, but then they go ahead and try things nobody else has even touched like flex fuel in a thousand horsepower supercar. CvK is a gift to the car world.

[pantelones]

Oh wait...

90% of the people this would benefit, would not even care how it works...

[jalopi]

What, you mean like how people don't touch factory proven tunes now?


Oh wait...

[pantelones]

Problem is I can see many, many engines getting fucked up because of this. Accidentally retard/advance your ignition too much or leaned or enriched your fuel too much? You'll know when it pings or runs bad, then you'll fix it. Do the same with your infinitely adjustable valve timing & duration? Well, hey there, valvejob ;)

Am, I doing this right?




Are you suggesting that once this hyper advanced valve mashing technology gets implemented EVERYONE is going to immediately say F a factory proven tune, I want moooaaarrrrrr!!!!!?????


For real though, thank you for posting OP, this made my night ;)

[Fusion]

Don't forget he also mentions using the engine as an air compressor when engine braking, filling a tank and then using that air to directly boost each cylinder.
That is so damn cool.

[CorvallisBMW]

It certainly won't happen soon, you're right. But if the technology proves out and begins making it's way in to production vehicles a guarantee it will move in to the aftermarket tuning scene at some point.

[jalopi]

I don't think 'valve tuning' will be a viable/reasonable option for most people for a while. I don't image those actuators will be cheap for quite some time... I'll give it at least 5 years before Mercedes/(super luxury car innovator X) starts using the tech on their S classes and we all know how Mercedes tech tends to trickle down to other, cheaper car manufacturers... only in a more shitty way while taking at least another 5 years.

Problem is I can see many, many engines getting fucked up because of this. Accidentally retard/advance your ignition too much or leaned or enriched your fuel too much? You'll know when it pings or runs bad, then you'll fix it. Do the same with your infinitely adjustable valve timing & duration? Well, hey there, valvejob ;)

At least you won't have to deal with removing the timing belt/chain to get the head off :D

[Swanny]

The technology is just fucking incredible, I can't wait to see it move mass market. Imagine being able to adjust every single aspect of your valvetrain in the same way today we adjust A/F and timing using Megasquirt. Amazing.

Exactly. Square "lobe" profiles! Can't imagine what a digital motor would drive like.

[JCarp90]

I don't care how old this is, it's really fucking cool.

[CorvallisBMW]

The technology is just fucking incredible, I can't wait to see it move mass market. Imagine being able to adjust every single aspect of your valvetrain in the same way today we adjust A/F and timing using Megasquirt. Amazing.

[otto325e]

I was never that impressed by the triplex suspension. All it is it a common-mode damper, and you could get a similar result by just adding more low speed compression damping into the suspension, with the only difference being that the triplex doesn't add any differential (roll) damping. So it'll ride better over potholes maybe, but the same over things like expansion joints, or anything that hits both wheels at the same time.

It is definitely different, but it just seems like a lot of it is marketing to me.

Look at those tires! That thing could clear storm drains:???:..

Does he not mention the fact that suspension was designed to have properties of also a road car? More damping, theoretically would mean more restriction on hard take offs but also softer compression and rebound on bumps. think that's the point he was trying to make...

[Mr. Tasty]

is it 2012 again?

[Wh33lhop]

I was never that impressed by the triplex suspension. All it is it a common-mode damper, and you could get a similar result by just adding more low speed compression damping into the suspension, with the only difference being that the triplex doesn't add any differential (roll) damping. So it'll ride better over potholes maybe, but the same over things like expansion joints, or anything that hits both wheels at the same time.

It is definitely different, but it just seems like a lot of it is marketing to me.

[MPLFoster]

Fucking cool.

[Fusion]

no man this guy dosen't seem like a massive douche, i like apple but jobs was a total jerk

I don't mean their personality, but their need to innovate.

Wiki:

One of his innovations was called the Chip Player. He believed that one day, computer memory chips would be able to store an entire CD’s worth of data and that it would probably be a cheaper way to buy and store music. He conducted some patent searches for a musical device that would play chips instead of discs. In the end, however, no one seemed interested in the idea, so, Christian moved on.[3]
In 1991 he invented a new solution for joining floor planks together without adhesive or nails. He called it Click, as the profile enabled the planks to simply click together. Christian presented this technology to his father-in-law, who ran a flooring factory at the time. He rejected the idea, saying that if it was viable someone would have come up with it a long time ago. Christian then showed the concept to a few other floor manufacturers who also dismissed it. In 1995 a Belgian and Swedish company patented virtually the same solution as Christian’s Click floor.[4]
Most of the patents that Koenigsegg hold today are Christian’s brainchild, such as the ‘Rocket’ Catalytic Converter and the Supercharger Response/Relief system. Another novel idea of Koenigsegg's is triplex suspension. Basically, it is a rear suspension system used in current Koenigsegg models that allows for maximum comfort, and straight-line speed. It uses a transversely-mounted shock-absorber that connects the two rear wheels, as well as independent suspension systems for each wheel.[5] Another innovation that the company is pursuing is free valve technology. This is a technology that uses electronics and air-pressure to actuate intake and exhaust valves with very high precision and unlimited control of timing, instead of the traditional camshaft technology for their cars, allowing for engines to be much more efficient by reducing weight and size of engines, while making each cylinder able to be controlled interdependently, allowing for more complete combustion. Although it is still in research in development phase, it is a very promising concept.[6]

http://www.logoclic.info/en

More on that amazing triplex susp.