Porsche Plan To Develop Horizontally Opposed 8 Cylinder Engine

A flat engine is an internal combustion engine with multiple pistons that move in a horizontal plane. Typically, the layout has cylinders arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft and is generally known as the boxer, or horizontally-opposed engine—not to be confused with opposed-piston engines, which are mechanically different.

The German’s are known to be obsessed with new technology and this fetish for research and development does lead to numerous awe-inspiring products. Take the example of Porsche. The car that has had its engine stuck to its back since its birth more than half a century ago. Porsche’s have always managed to defy the laws of nature. A horizontally-opposed engine has also been the trademark of Porsches. Porsche has moved on from a flat-4 cylinder setup to a flat-six cylinder configuration.

Now, Porsche engineers could come up with yet another revolutionary engine. A horizontally-opposed 8-cylinder engine could power Porsche’s high end supercars in the future. Porsche is mulling a supercar that will be placed above the current 911 range but below the hypercars of the past like the Carrera GT and the latest 918 Sypder. We could see this new engine in the sports car Porsche is planning to take on Ferrari with.

The Porsche management wants a car to rival the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini directly. The main reason why the new supercar will need a brand new engine is because, in its current flat-six configuration, the engine can only accommodate up to 4 litres which in modern supercar terms is really not enough. Hence, a flat-eight could be the answer. By the looks of it, Porsche might also stick with the rear-engine setup for the new supercar.

The new engine is set to be the basis for future models and we could see smaller capacity engines derived from the new flat-8 that could make it into future 911s. Turbocharging is what Porsche might stick to in the future and the flat-4/flat-6 engines of the future may not be naturally aspirated as they are now. Although, no plans have been confirmed, the ever tightening grip of emission norms has forced automakers to come up with more cleaners and greener engines. Turbocharged smaller capacity engines are slowly becoming the trend and could be around for a while unless somebody comes up with an even better alternative.

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Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone Estimated Net Worth In September 2011 | Who Is The Richest Person In Italy

Francesco Caltagirone Net Worth In Sep’ 2011 : $2.85 Billion (USD)

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone (born 1943) is an Italian businessman. He controls the holding company Caltagirone S.p.A. with interests in cement manufacturing, real estate, construction and publishing (with Caltagirone Editore).

Caltagirone was born in Rome. He is married and has three children: Francesco, Alessandro, and Azzurra (who has a daughter, Caterina, with her husband the Italian politician Pier Ferdinando Casini).

Caltagirone was ranked number 258 on the 2006 Forbes billionaire list and the seventh richest person in Italy.

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David Copperfield Net Worth In The World 2011 | No. 1 Magician In The World 2011

David Copperfield  Net Worth In 2011 – $150 Million (USD)

David Copperfield (16,Sep 1956) is an American illusionist, described by Forbes in 2006 as the most commercially successful magician in history.Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, Copperfield has so far sold 40 million tickets and grossed over $1 billion.

Copperfield was born David Seth Kotkin in Metuchen, New Jersey. When Copperfield was 10, he began practicing magic as "Davino the Boy Magician" in his neighborhood, and at the age of 12, became the youngest person ever admitted to the Society of American Magicians.

Shy and a loner, the young Copperfield saw magic as a way of fitting in and, later, as a way to get girls.As a teenager, Copperfield became fascinated with Broadway and frequently sneaked into shows, especially musicals featuring Stephen Sondheim or Bob Fosse.By age 16, he was teaching a course in magic at New York University.

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Danica Patrick Youngest Powerful Woman In World 2011 | Danica Patrick Estimated Net Worth in August 2011

Danica Patrick Estimated Net Worth in August 2011: $18 Million (USD)

Danica Sue Patrick (March 25, 1982) is an American auto racing driver, model and advertising spokeswoman. She is currently competing in the IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series.Patrick currently drives the #7 GoDaddy.com Honda/Dallara for Andretti Autosport.

Danica Patrick began racing go-karts when she was 10 and was competing and training for auto racing by the time she was 16. She was named IndyCar Rookie of the Year in 2005, and won the 2008 Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an Indy Car race.

She placed 3rd in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, which was both a personal best for her at the track, and the highest finish by a woman in the event's history. In 2010, Patrick began racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for JR Motorsports part-time. She also has an equity stake in her #7 team.She had her best career finish of 4th in series on March 5, 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway—the best finish by a woman in a NASCAR top-circuit.

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Ratan Tata Estimated Net Worth 2011 | Richest Person In India 2011

Ratan Tata Income Net Worth In 2011 : $970 Million (USD)

Ratan Naval Tata (28 Dec 1937) is the present chairman of Tata Sons and therefore, Tata Group^. He is also the chairman of major Tata companies such as

• Tata Steel
• Tata Motors
• Tata Power
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Tata Tea
• Tata Chemicals
• The Indian Hotels Company and
• Tata Teleservices.

But he does not figure in the Forbes' list of Indian millionaires because a large number of the shares (around 65.8%) of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, is held by charitable trusts.

The young lad who left the IBM job and brewed the corridors of his own company, is today the Chairman of Tata Group of Companies and has his company listed in New York Exchange. His latest expedition is the Tata Elegante the latest Tata four wheeler he presented at the Geneva Car Expo.

Ratan Tata was adopted by Naval Tata and Soonoo Commisariat in the Tata family.Tata is set to retire in December, 2012.

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