If this one comes off, we'll eat our sweaty race helmets. Actually, scrap that. We'll eat our sweaty race helmets, race overalls and fireproof undergarments. This is the Ronn Scorpion, and you'll forgive us for being a touch sceptical, but it does sound just a little too good to be true.
According to Texas-based Ronn Motor Company, the Scorpion is an all-carbon fibre supercar that'll hit 60mph in 3.5 seconds, return over 40mpg... and burn hydrogen all at the same time.

Yes, burn hydrogen. The Scorpion, so they say, is powered by 'fracturing water molecules' from an onboard water tank to create hydrogen, which is then mixed with petrol (in about a 40/60 split) and combusted in the 3.5-litre Honda-sourced V6.

And as if all that doesn't sound complicated enough, Ronn says the first production Scorpions will be available to customers this autumn. Quite a rapid turnaround, that. Ronn does, quietly, concede that this ambitious deadline could slip a touch. So we'll revise our initial promise just a touch. If we see the production Scorpion within a year, race-suit dinner it is. But we're allowed salt. And ketchup.

 

That's actually pretty stylish.

 

the future has arrived. its nice and also performs. that means regular cars will get 80-120 mph

 

Here are a couple more pics and another write up....seems really interesting.






Scorpion sportscar would burn gasoline and hydrogen | Crave, the gadget blog - CNET

 

This could be the major break through of this century's first 20 years if they can actually get it working. Buh-bye $136 /bbl oil.

 

That looks awesome...! Let's hope it comes to fruition.

 

Hmm, petrol, hydrogen mix with an onboard water tank. Sounds interesting.

 

Scientifically, it works. You can ionize water to separate the hydrogen. However, car applications have never really worked. It was even on mythbusters. Could it be done? Of course. Did this guy crack it? Possibly. Time will tell.

I'll tell you this....if he did, and has a patent, and has a company that goes public...buy buy buy. Running cars on water (hydrogen) is something that will surpass any other alternative fuel.

 

damn !!!! brain fart what car do the seats in the scorpion come out of ?

 

I guess the Scorpion was officially unveiled. The technology is really cool...it's made by a company called Hydrorunner and can be retrofitted to most engines.

40-MPG, 450-Horsepower Hydrogen Scorpion Unveiled | Autopia