Comments on: New Abarth Sports Car Signals Lotus Elise Platform OD http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new-abarth-evora-signals-lotus-elise-platform-od/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:56:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: HPE http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new-abarth-evora-signals-lotus-elise-platform-od/comment-page-1/#comment-643141 HPE Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:46:59 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=59831#comment-643141 'Air-valve' refers to Fiat's forthcoming Multiair valve actuation technology, which does away with the inlet cam in favour of a hydraulic system, using individually-controllable solenoids, to actuate the valves. These are quite old articles - and Fiat has delayed the launch by skipping the Uniair stage to go straight to a Multiair production launch - but the basic premise is correct: http://www.italiaspeed.com/2004/cars/alfa_romeo/09/uniair/1109.html http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/cars/other/technology/02/05_02.html Fiat engines set to receive the technology include the new 0.9 twin-cylinder (Topolino/500/next Panda), naturally aspirated 1.4 FIRE (Grande Punto, MiTo) and, later, the 1.4 and 1.8 T-Jets. The latter is what Autocar are referring to. ‘Air-valve’ refers to Fiat’s forthcoming Multiair valve actuation technology, which does away with the inlet cam in favour of a hydraulic system, using individually-controllable solenoids, to actuate the valves. These are quite old articles – and Fiat has delayed the launch by skipping the Uniair stage to go straight to a Multiair production launch – but the basic premise is correct:

http://www.italiaspeed.com/2004/cars/alfa_romeo/09/uniair/1109.html

http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/cars/other/technology/02/05_02.html

Fiat engines set to receive the technology include the new 0.9 twin-cylinder (Topolino/500/next Panda), naturally aspirated 1.4 FIRE (Grande Punto, MiTo) and, later, the 1.4 and 1.8 T-Jets. The latter is what Autocar are referring to.

]]> By: Redbarchetta http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new-abarth-evora-signals-lotus-elise-platform-od/comment-page-1/#comment-642971 Redbarchetta Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:05:44 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=59831#comment-642971 What's an air-valve? Did a search but all it brings up it stuff about this Lotus. Is it PVC related or something else? Pretty cool looking car for an anime. What’s an air-valve? Did a search but all it brings up it stuff about this Lotus. Is it PVC related or something else?

Pretty cool looking car for an anime.

]]> By: AKM http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new-abarth-evora-signals-lotus-elise-platform-od/comment-page-1/#comment-642521 AKM Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:45:55 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=59831#comment-642521 I'd certainly love to see an Italian engine in a Lotus rather than a Toyota engine. I’d certainly love to see an Italian engine in a Lotus rather than a Toyota engine.

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