Thanks Lemans. Much of that we were able to discern from the photos, but the specs help. Torque isn't coming in as early as the inline 6 it appears.

I am interested in the press release comment on lower weight. The engine looks like it will be lower weight than a comparable NA V8 (use of composites, shorter manifolds, etc) but there will be added components such as the separate circuit aftercooler radiator, with pump and expansion tank; it will be interesting to see what the net weight impact will be.

Vin: the heavy duty diesels that I work with all have turbos on top of the engine (for service access), and not in the valley. None of them have exhaust ports on the inside of the V, as neither weight nor throttle response tend to drive those design decisions (at least at the power levels we work with). I am not sure if that applies to light duty diesels such as pickup trucks.

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