‘Revolutionary development’ to internal combustion engine announced

The main buzz of the Geneva Motor Show might have been around hybrid and electric cars but the fact remains for most people these two alternatives to the simple internal combustion engine will remain out of reach for the foreseeable future. Instead running in parallel with these developments is the continued refinement and development of conventional engines. The benefits are already been seen as the SMMT last week revealed a 5.4% drop in average CO2 emissions of new cars sold in the UK during 2009.

Now the latest news from Scuderi Group is potentially very exciting in that it claims to have made a revolutionary development in the internal combustion engine which has exceeded its performance simulations in independent tests, confirming its potential to deliver real efficiency improvements to today’s cars.

Utilising existing engine technologies, the ‘Scuderi Cycle’ engine requires no significant re-packaging and could be on the road within 3-5 years from the first carmaker agreement.  Scuderi is in advanced discussion with the world’s top carmakers, to licence its technology.

The ‘Scuderi Cycle’ includes a new firing cycle, which is expected to be the most significant advancement in internal combustion engine design since traditional, ‘Otto Cycle’ over 130 years ago.  Current test results have shown it to offer greater BHP per litre, reduced fuel consumption and reduced emissions, versus a traditional engine, while delivering a consistent combustion.

The result would be smaller, lighter and cleaner engines, without the need for expensive hybrid or alternative fuel technology.

Said Stephen Scuderi, vice president and patent attorney for Scuderi Group: “We continue to be extremely pleased with the test results, which prove our modelling and show the Scuderi Cycle to be a realistic way of delivering the much-needed short term powertrain efficiencies.”

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