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Tweaked-Out ‘Green’ Natural Gas-Powered Mustang GT

October 23, 2008 · Print This Article

Green Autogas, a German natural gas conversion company, teamed up with Rollin on Chrome to produce this 300-horsepower, natural gas-burning Mustang GT in an attempt to prove that green doesn’t have to be boring. They tweaked the Mustang’s 4.6 liter V8 to run on natural gas, and also installed a body kit, carbon-fiber hood and 22-inch wheels.

From Autopia:

The CNG engine produces about 20 percent less CO2 than the gasoline engine it is based on and 95 percent less nitric nitrogen oxide (NOx) than a typical diesel, according to Motor Authority. It’s tough to put that in perspective, though, because no one’s provided fuel economy data or a cost-per-mile comparison with the stock ’stang.

Autogas isn’t the first outfit to build a green Mustang. The BioConcept Mustang built by German tuners FourMotor used a biofuel-burning 2.0-liter turbodiesel that produced 280 horsepower and 368 foot-pounds of torque. The car was good for 152.2 mph and raced in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring.

Pretty sweet, but definitely not as green as it could be – pure electric recharged with solar and/or wind would have been the straight green play.  But, it’s commendable nonetheless!

Link [Autopia]

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2 Responses to “Tweaked-Out ‘Green’ Natural Gas-Powered Mustang GT”

  1. TJ on October 23rd, 2008 2:43 pm

    commendable nontheless? Are you kidding me? I would like to see a solar or wind powered car produce 300HP. And what do you do with a heavy cluncky battery when it’s life is over?

  2. Steve Hook on February 27th, 2009 8:38 pm

    Oh my.. this is my dream car.. God I would give anything to take a ride..

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