Tag Archives: horizontally-opposed

Boxer-powered Motorcycle??

Check this out!  Now, this isn’t the very first Boxer-powered motorcycle…BMW has a crap-ton of them.  Honda’s Goldwings have always used the horizontally-opposed engine configuration, as well.  I like this one, though, because both wheels are powered.  As well, that black engine looks sinister!  I’m not sure if the coloring has been photoshopped to represent WRX/STI rally colors (rally blue with gold wheels…Subaru trademark).

 

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There’s also this:

http://thekneeslider.com/kickboxer-subaru-wrx-powered-motorcycle-concept/

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This IS powered by a WRX engine, but it’s also just an electronic sketch.  Be sure to visit that link, because it has a ton of pictures of the bike and engine…it also has a quick article on how the bike was designed.

The Heart and Soul of Every Subaru — the Boxer Engine

Do you like documentaries on car engines? Here’s one from Subaru of America on their horizontally-opposed engines (aka boxer engines).

I’ve not yet viewed it, but once I have, I’ll update this post with my comments (if any).

To read commentary responses to Subaru of America’s Facebook post, visit here:

Standing Mile: 2015 STI and 2014 Porsche Cayman

I saw the below on Google+, posted by Automobile Magazine.

Note that these two cars aren’t really comparable (they both use horizontally-opposed engines but it’s a stretch to think that they’re related in any sense). As well, the STI’s AWD advantage is nullified by the fact that this is a standing mile competition…the distance is far too long for AWD to be a definitive factor. Also, even though the Cayman is down 25 HP, it weighs 300-lb less while also being 2-wheeled, which means there’s less parasitic drivetrain loss (more of its power is making it to the ground in comparison to the STI).

These two cars only have one thing in common: horizontally-opposed engines. Well, there’s one other thing they share…they both ran the exact same standing mile completion time.

It’s fun to watch as long as the viewers realize that neither of these two cars are designed for drag racing.