Swissauto
Encyclopedia
Swissauto is an engine company from Burgdorf, Switzerland
, best known for the V4 engine used in the, ELF
, MuZ
and Pulse
500cc Grand Prix motorcycles and World Championship
Sidecars. It also has developed one of the most efficient (35%) ICE range extender engines for plug in hybrid electric vehicles.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, best known for the V4 engine used in the, ELF
ELF 500 ROC
The ELF 500 ROC was a motorcycle that competed in the and 500 cc Road Racing World Championship.- ELF 500 ROC :A new European motorcycle made its debut under the Elf banner in 1996. The engine was a Swissauto 500 cc two-stroke V4 engine, designed as a compact and powerful unit which...
, MuZ
Muz 500
The Muz 500 was a motorcycle that competed in the and 500 cc Road Racing World Championship.-Muz 500:The Muz 500 started out as essentially the same machine as the ELF 500 ROC. The Muz 500 competed in the 500 cc World Championship in 1998 and 1999...
and Pulse
Pulse 500
The Pulse GP team was formed by Dave Stewart, ex-team manager of BSL. Stewart had left BSL at the end of 2000 with the intention of setting up his own European-based GP team the following year. The Pulse 500 competed in the 2001 500 cc World Championship....
500cc Grand Prix motorcycles and World Championship
Superside
style="float:right"|FIM Sidecar World Championship is the international sidecar racing championship. It is one of the two remaining original FIM road racing championship classes that started in 1949, the other being the 125cc world championship...
Sidecars. It also has developed one of the most efficient (35%) ICE range extender engines for plug in hybrid electric vehicles.
Specifications
| Swissauto V4 Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Engine Type: | 2 stroke water cooled V4 | |
| Displacement: | 499.cc | |
| Max Power: | 210 BHP @ 12500 rpm | |
| Carburation Type: | 4 Mikuni carbs | |
| Ignition: | CDI digital | |
| Clutch: | Dry multiple discs | |
| Transmission: | 6 speed cassette type | |
| Final Drive: | Chain | |