The press that this unfinished kit car got at the auto show is unwarranted, imo. Read the text below, bolding emphasis is mine....to highlight what most say is a glaring lie....
Henry County man's design unveiled at auto show HP2g engine - Doug Pelmear's MySpace Blog |
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Henry County man's design unveiled at auto show HP2g engine
Category: Automotive
HP2g Engine in Verde Car
The Revenge Verde has a V-8, 400 horsepower, 110 mile per gallon engine.
There are a lot of so-called green vehicles at the auto show this year; everything from electric cars to hybrids. And one of the most interesting new technologies is from right here in northwest Ohio
A car with an engine that gets more than 100 miles to the gallon was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show Tuesday, and the engine was developed by a Henry County man. The car is now offered and goes for 6 figures. But they're working to get it in more affordable vehicles.
It's called the Revenge Verde. It's a high end, high powered car that will set you back about $200,000. And while the car is turning heads, it's what's under the hood that has a lot of people talking.
Story: North American International Auto Show in Detroit
The car has 3 engine options. One of them is a V-8, 400 horsepower, 110 mile per gallon engine developed by a Napoleon man. Doug Pelmear, CEO and president of HP2G, says he's spent a decade working on the engine and he'd like to see it in more mainstream vehicles. "SUV's, pick-ups, that's what I originally designed it for. But obviously the supercar market picked it up because of the horsepower," says Pelmear.
Peter Collafari heads up Revenge and is proud to offer the hybrid engine in his supercar. He says,
"With the engine only working 1/3 of the time, he has tripled the fuel economy for most vehicles. In fact, the technology can be adapted for most vehicles."
Right now, HP2G has facilities in both Wauseon and Napoleon with about 14 employees, but expansion is underway in Napoleon