Check Out This Glorious 1:4 Scale Bugatti Chiron Engine
Small-scale models don’t get much more detailed than this. It’s an exact 1:4 scale replica of the 8.0-litre W16 that powers the Bugatti Chiron.
Built by Amalgam, specialists in very expensive car and car part models, it’s the first model engine the company has produced for around 15 years, and what better way to get back in the game? Amalgam worked directly with Bugatti to make sure the replica, which sadly doesn’t actually run, was otherwise as close to the real thing as possible.
Built mainly from steel and pewter, the detail on the 18-inch long, nine-inch high model is incredible. All the parts numbers are visible and identical to the real ones, as are the barcodes and hose clamps. There are four anatomically correct turbochargers, the intake and exhaust manifolds are exactly as per the full-size version and the gearbox casting appearance is also to Bugatti spec.
This magnificent thing takes 220 hours to build, on top of roughly 2500 development hours to draw up and produce the parts. That time doesn’t come cheap. When we say Amalgam deals in expensive models, we mean $9365 expensive. We want one. Order books are open, with deliveries pencilled for January.
Source: Autoblog
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The most important question however:
“WILL IT FIT IN MY HONDA?!?”
Yes, yes it will.
It’s a 2 litre after all…
Yes, but it’ll only be a 125cc.
Anatomically correct, you say?
#finnabustanutwithmychiron
so its a two litre
Check my explanation above
The Chiron engine has 86 mm bore x 86 mm stroke. In 1/4 scale, that should be 21.5 mm each. The cylinder count stays the same obviously, so now we can calculate the displacement. If you don’t want to see the mathematical formula, just Google for “engine displacement calculator” or something. That’s 125 cm³ of displacement, perfect for a small motorbike.
Displacement doesn’t scale lineary to the scale, but instead to the third power of the scale. If you make all dimensions of an engine (or any object on that matter) smaller to the scale of 1/4, then the displacement (the volume, generally speaking) will be 1/4³ = 1/64 of the size. Calculating 8000 cm³ / 64 gives us 125 cm³, the same result we recieved prior.
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So now any brand can get and study it to make a w16… Good idea! We want more w16
And who is going to buy this? Too expensive for regular diecast collectors, yet too “cheap” for people who are able to afford it.
If it would run it would be awesome on a kart😋
Yeah, 2 litres is enormous in a go kart. and, I mean, it’s a hypercar engine… what more do you need, the thing would be insane.
Oh never mind, it’s a 125cc… but still insane.
So 9365$ x 4 to bring it up to 1:1 scale =37460$ for a full size version. I’d say that’s a good deal for a not running Chiron engine.
I fail to see any flaws with your reasoning.
who else here thinks the Bugatti engine for the Chiron is weak since it only makes 1500 hp with four turbos or is it just limited
What? Stupid thing to say…
Tobey Marshall
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