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GTA Spano supercar makes 840 horsepower on ethanol

The massive 8.4L V10 engine from the Dodge Viper has never been short on power. This undeniable fact hasn't stopped enterprising souls from tweaking the powerplant to offer even more, however, and past efforts have focused on doing so through the use of ethanol in lieu of gasoline. That route is now being taken by upstart Spanish automaker GTA. GTA is reportedly borrowing the Viper's V10 engine from Dodge for use in its new $670,000 Spano supercar, and it's topped the already powerful mill with a supercharger that raises output to a 780 ... Read more →

EXCLUSIVE: E85 Viper breaks world record with 220 mph in the standing mile Jeremy Korzeniewski

UPDATE: This was actually the third attempt for Karl and his team. So, third time's the charm! digg_url ...

E85 Viper goes 189mph; see video in link Mike Magda

Karl Jacob took his E85-fueled, 1,100-horsepower to the Mojave Friday and came away with one world record in the standing mile. With car builder Ron Misjak Jr. behind the wheel, the Viper hit 189 mph ...

Biofuel powered E85 Viper to attempt world speed record Jeremy Korzeniewski

On Wednesday, April 11th, car enthusiast and entrepreneur Karl Jacob along with SVS will attempt to break the world speed record for the standing mile in his street-legal, biofuel powered 1100hp E85 ...

Expanded coverage of very high ethanol-induced performance Jeremy Korzeniewski

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Have_any_questions_on_the_power_potential_of_E85_ethanol_Not_anymore'; Today marks the start of our "expanded coverage" of our recent trip to SVS Power in ...

Interview with Karl Jacob, the man behind the 1000 horsepower E85 Viper 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Karl Jacob, the man behind the E85 Viper we featured the other day, was recently interviewed by AutoblogGreen. He said he hopes to clear up some misinformation on ethanol and share his experiences with our readers. So, without further ado, Karl Jacob: ABG: The first question on many minds is ...

Any interest in a 1000 horsepower E85 turbocharged Viper? I thought so 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Well, you'd better be interested! The owner of the 1000 hp E85-capable Viper is Karl Jacob, who says, "The E85 Viper project sets out to prove that we don't have to give up high performance cars in order to save the environment. In fact, we discovered during this project renewable fuel performs ...


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