And beyond that, are racing fans really willing to give up the roar of combustion engine race cars they have known and loved for decades?
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McLaren introduced several new parts for the home race of their German engine suppliers and sponsors Mercedes as Hamilton ran with a new front wing, diffuser and top bodywork.
The 4.3-liter, four-cam, 32-valve V8 engine can race from zero to 60 mph in a respectable 5.9 seconds (the same as the V8 7-Series), throwing out 290 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque at 3, 400 rpm.
It became best known after the 426 Hemi, known as "the Elephant, " dazzled Daytona 500 fans in 1964 when stock cars equipped with the engine swept the race's first three spots.
From 2005, engines will have to last two entire race weekends, and in 2006 engine size will be cut from the current three-litre V10s to 2.4-litre V8s.
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Only seven cars completed the race in Melbourne, a combination of engine problems and accidents accounting for the majority of the field.
C. (AP) In one of the largest penalties in history, NASCAR stripped Matt Kenseth of everything but the trophy from his victory at Kansas after his engine failed a post-race inspection.
Just as a race car driver might discuss the fine points of his engine, I had the hero in my novel "The Soloist" dissect the piano's inner workings in relation to a given piece of music: pedal action, tuning, hammers and bridge.
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Massa looked certain to win when his engine blew with three of the 70-lap race remaining.
He points out that Apple would be an especially deadly partner in the radio race because it has already stored ample listening data from its music-recommendation engine that could power a Pandora-like radio stream.
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Jezegabel's bike, built around a chrome-plated BMW R80 engine from 1984, stands nearby, ruggedly mud-spattered from a trail race in the south of France.
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