Casey Putsch's Omega Sports Car

[The Toecutter]

Here are the known specs from the videos and comments below the videos:

*900 kg mass
*1.9L VW TDI 4-cylinder engine
*75 mpg achieved on first drive including hard accelerations and burnouts, with a goal of 100+ mpg
*0-60 mph under 5 seconds

A very impressive little car, on the whole:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGeqLzi9kZg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykK4YWEPBxU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPz6gQZDwbo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH3uIbXA1WI

[freebeard]

It reminds me of the VW XL1 Sport. I watched half the videos but I didn't learn anything about that keyhole slot on the front.

90Kg = 1984.16lb. About the same as my Superbeetle.

[kach22i]

At the 17:20 mark (first video), the puff of black smoke................taking me back to my 1986 VW Golf Diesel days.

I like what he talks about, the energy it takes to keep one's vision alive. Something I've had to face on many projects, both large and small.

Originally Posted by freebeard

.......... but I didn't learn anything about that keyhole slot on the front...

Yea, I find it a little disturbing/disruptive and it demands an explanation.

I did not look super close, but the rear might qualify as a box cavity.

EDIT: second video at 14:00 mark talks about the tail.

[samwichse]

Where's changzuki at?

[aerohead]

She reminds me of Western Washington University's Viking series of high-mpg experimentals.https://www.google.com/search?q=West...ih=717&dpr=1.1