Supercar runs on biofuel
Posted on Nov 29, 07 11:09 PM PDT
Mention supercar and you probably have the image of an exotic beast that guzzles up fuel like there's no tomorrow. Not so with the Swedish Koenigsegg CCXR, as this beast is capable of running on just E85 ethanol fuel alone. Unfortunately, the car comes with a sticker price of $2.3 million, putting this out of reach for most folks. I strongly believe if you can afford such a car, surely the question of expensive fuel won't matter to you? Still, here are some specs to get your pulse racing (I'm sure its stunning looks had already done so) - a 4.7 liter V8 engine that cranks out 1,018 horsepower, hitting 62 mph from standing still in just 2.9 seconds with a maximum speed of 250 mph.
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By lincomatic , 30/11/07 1:46 PM (CommentID #380681)
how is E85 a "biofuel," anyway? It's still got 15% gasoline in it, and it's made from corn, which needs more petroleum grow. On top of the fact that you get much worse MPG w/ E85, this supercar is not going to go very far on very expensive fuel that's not even very green.
I'm sticking w/ my Tesla EV.
By Drbuzz0 , 30/11/07 7:15 AM (CommentID #380408)
The whole "Flex fuel" thing is a scam. Any internal combustion engine can run on E85 as long as it has no gaskets or hoses in the fuel system that would be damaged by ethanol (most don't anyway, but some older ones may use an ethanol-soluble sealant).
The only other requirement is that the engine computer and fuel sensors are not programmed in a way which would make them somehow get confused by the presence of ethanol and thus set the engine wrong. That's a software issue no big deal.
That's it. Nothing special. Any car will run on ethanol as long as it doesn't have those issues. It's a freakin sham because chances are whatever car you are driving now will run on it.
By rezaz , 30/11/07 1:27 AM (CommentID #380102)
umm, i think the point of it using biofuel is not to save money, but to be more environmental-friendly?
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