RMC introduces Scorpion
“How fast can you make water go?” is RMC’s motto. We’ll just have to see.
RMC’s Scorpion was introduced to the public eye at the 2008 SEMA Show as a bold, green project which caused quite a stir. For those of you who don’t know, RMC (Ronn Motor Company) is an American manufacturer from Texas who wants to build Eco friendly, handcrafted automobiles and Scorpion is its first project.
RMC’s goal with this car was to “blend the world of exotic cars with eco-friendly solutions” and make the myth of boring green cars disappear.
The Scorpion runs on a hydrogen internal combustion engine system. For the engine of the Scorpion, RMC chose to use Acura’s latest technology: new aluminum and magnesium V-Tech, S V6 motor as well as a 6-speed manual gearbox.
The engine produces up to 300 horsepower stock and has a capacity of 450 horsepower with the twin turbo option. The new Hydrogen Fuel Injection system is used exclusively by the Scorpion and what it does actually is to supply hydrogen on demand that it’s injected into the engine. This system allows the Scorpion to increase the fuel mileage by 20-40% and
to reduce the CO2 emissions to nearly zero.
The American Scorpion, which looks like an upgraded version of the batmobile, is said to be a hybrid that runs on hydrogen. It actually runs on a blend of 30 – 40% hydrogen/gasoline, so it’s arguable whether it is a hybrid or just a blend of hybrid/regular car.
The two-seater has a light-weight carbon fibre body and can go from 0 to 60mph in about 3.5 seconds. Not bad, really.
The production in the first year is limited to 200 automobiles and was scheduled for early this year. The price for the Scorpion is around $USD 175,000 and for the Limited Edition Scorpion around $USD 250,000.
