Hyundai Unveils 460 BHP Prototype Supercharged Tau V8

V8 Tau 460 bhp Prototype

The pace of development has been pretty rapid at Hyundai for the past couple of years and here comes another one. The company has unveiled a 460 bhp supercharged prototype of the V8 Tau engine.

The engine according to Hyundai assimilates all the technical know how that Hyundai has gathered over the years. The engine is a derivative of the award winning Tau V8 engine with a supercharger and some other performance enhancing technologies. The engine produces 460 bhp, the highest even by a Hyundai engine ever.

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The prototype V8 Tau engine features a screw-type roots supercharger, a novel clutched pulley mechanism, water-to-air intercooler and cylinder de-activation. According to Hyundai powertrain development engineers, the engine deliver 30% more power and torque while at the same time reduces the fuel consumption by upto 8% compared to the naturally aspirated 380 bhp Tau V8, thanks to the cylinder deactivation technology.

There are currently no plans to introduce this engine in any of their products but who knows, we might see a Genesis R-Spedc sedan rivalling the M3 very soon!