Antonov pioneering 2-speed supercharger = better performance, low fuel consumption
Volkswagen / Audi and BMW are just some of the companies that are looking towards using smaller forced-induction engines to reduce fuel consumption and emissions while keeping performance at current standards. This is done by the use of turbo or super chargers, or a combination of both. BMW recently won the World Car of the Year award with its bi-turbo 3 litre straight six wunderkind – the engine uses two small turbos.
British Engineering firm Antonov is now looking at producing a two-speed supercharger, and believes manufacturers could almost halve current engine sizes if using this technology and still receive the same performance levels.
“Improved fuel economy is achieved by using a small engine with a dual-speed supercharger allowing it to run more often at low revs. The two speeds allow us to spread the charge of air from the supercharger to the engine over a wide engine speed range,” said Operations director Chris Baylis
“We’re able to match the supercharger to its host engine better by running the supercharger faster at low engine speeds and slower at high revs. The benefit is predictable, low-speed engine torque that is always available for enhanced drivability, while the change between drive ratios is smooth and virtually imperceptible to the driver,” Baylis added.
Antonov’s concept has been tested on Ford Mustangs and a few Mercedes-Benz’s. This on top of its availability as an after-market performance bolt-on.
By Christie Viljoen
Sources: Worldcarfans.com, Motoring.co.za,
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Interesting story what I read here:
It seems that Antonov has the future supercharger en automatic transmission technoly for today: About fuelsaving, making small engines even powerfull as big engines, six-speed automatic transmission technoloy and many more.
See what I found about Antonov. You can see this products in action. A lot of video’s and pictures conserning the Antonov supercharger (making smal engines very powerfull).
Antonov has the future supercharger en automatic transmission technoly for today:
About fuelsaving, making small engines even powerfull as big engines, six-speed automatic transmission technoloy and many more.
If you what to see this propducts in action a to read and see (lot of video’s) and pictures go to:
Concerning the Antonov supercharger (making smal engines very powerfull).
See some movies with the antonov dual speed supercharger.
Movie Antonov dual speed in full action:
http://www.antonov-clubsite.nl/000000962f000d411/00000099fb002b61b/index.html
Antonov supercharger laungh at SEMA: http://video.stangtv.com/video_detail.php?mId=4223
Many photo’s
http://www.antonov-clubsite.nl/000000962f000d411/00000097c90ca2f26/index.html
Antonov dual speed in Lexus I200: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=P5jHgLbVUbM
Enjoy the movies
More information at
Http://www.antonovat.com
Http://www.antonov-clubsite.nl
http://members.lycos.nl/magpie69/index.php
Or discus about the technology at:
Http://www.antonovforum.com
Go to http://www.google.com and fill in. “antonov supercharger antonov six-speed automatic transmission” and you will find many links about it.