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Detroit Autoshow 2010: Revenge Verde, the green supercar

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Luc Gagné
Detroit, Michigan — Imagine a "green" car capable of matching the performance of the most powerful and exotic Italians while burning as little as two litres of fuel per 100 kilometres. Impossible? Not according to Revenge Designs and HP2G LLC!

How’s that for green? This Revenge Verde Supercar (shown here in Detroit) boasts a 400-horsepower hybrid powertrain that can burn as little as 2.15 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres!

Making their second appearance at the NAIAS in the Motor City, these two companies unveiled a green-colored vehicle with green aspirations: the Revenge Verde Supercar.

Built on a Ford GT platform and styled like one, this machine promises performance levels that should impress as much as the low consumption figures of its unusual powertrain.

Running on E85 ethanol, the V8 under the hood uses a variable displacement system that varies the number of cylinders at work based on power demands. At a steady speed of 100 km/h on the highway, a single cylinder could prove enough to motivate the Supercar. As such, available output ranges from 15 to 400 horsepower!

If necessary, an electric motor can provide an extra dose of power for faster accelerations. The Supercar sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.5 seconds before reaching a top speed of over 320 km/h.

During the development of this V8-based hybrid powertrain, a 1987 Ford Mustang equipped with a prototype covered more than 35,400 kilometres across America in a span of 18 months. At the end of this trial, the average fuel consumption was rated at 2.15 litres per 100 kilometres. No wonder people refer to the Revenge Verde Supercar as "the only guiltless mid-engine car in the entire world!"

Now, we’ll have to see how many exotic car buyers will opt for green alternatives like this one (arguably to make a statement among their peers) instead of a prestigious Italian thoroughbred bearing the logo of a prancing stallion or a fighting bull. Will its "low" MSRP of $190,000 US translate into success for the emerging company?

Built on a Ford GT platform, the Supercar is actually styled like one, too.




photo:Matthieu Lambert
Luc Gagné
Luc Gagné
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