How's 108,920 hp and 5,608,312 lb/ft of torque at 102 rpm grab you?
The picture above is a 12-cylinder inline diesel engine found in container ships. Look carefully and you will see a man in a yellow jumpsuit standing along side of it.
The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today. It is made by Aioi Works of Japan's Diesel United, Ltd...
It's available in 6- through 14-cylinder versions, all inline diesels.
Some other specs of the 14-cylinder version:
2-stroke turbocharged diesel
Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length: 89 feet
Height: 44 feet
Economy? At its most efficient setting the 14-cylinder unit uses 1,660 gallons of diesel fuel per hour!
And you thought the Dodge Viper engine was a monster?
Some other specs of the 14-cylinder version:
2-stroke turbocharged diesel
Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length: 89 feet
Height: 44 feet
Economy? At its most efficient setting the 14-cylinder unit uses 1,660 gallons of diesel fuel per hour!
And you thought the Dodge Viper engine was a monster?
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