SCUDERI™ Engine On Display For First Time in Japan

TOKYO, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scuderi Group today announced that the cutaway model of the revolutionary SCUDERI™ Engine prototype will be presented this week for the first time in Japan. On exhibit as part of the Tokyo Motor Show, the engine will be featured at the Tokyo Big Sight Nov. 30 – Dec. 11.

The SCUDERI™ Engine is a powerful new combustion process that achieves the most significant efficiency gains and reduced emission levels ever seen in an internal combustion engine.

Unlike the conventional four-stroke engine, where combustion and compression take place in one cylinder every two revolutions of the crankshaft, the SCUDERI™ Engine separates the compression and combustion work into two separate cylinders, so that both functions can be optimized for greater efficiency gains – on every revolution of the crankshaft. When turbocharged, the SCUDERI™ Engine uses a "Miller Cycle"-like valve control that enables the compression cylinder to be downsized to achieve even more substantial reductions in efficiency losses that are not possible in conventional engines.

The SCUDERI™ Engine can run on a variety of fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, ethanol, natural gas and hydrogen, and can be utilized in a diverse set of engine applications, including cars, trucks, power generators, marine, aircraft and military vehicles.

Last month, Scuderi Group released findings from a computer simulation study measuring the performance of the SCUDERI™ Engine modeled against the European class of "high economy" vehicles. The data showed that a turbocharged/air-hybridized SCUDERI™ Engine can achieve at least 65 miles per U.S. gallon (77 UKmpg or 3.7 liters per 100 km), while emitting significantly less CO2.

The average fuel economy for a gasoline vehicle in the European high economy class is about 52 USmpg or 4.5 l/100km. Commissioned by Scuderi Group, the simulations were conducted by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), an internationally recognized, independent research laboratory based in San Antonio, Texas. In the study, SwRI also found the SCUDERI™ Engine emitted only 85 g/km of CO2, compared to 104 g/km, which is the average amount emitted from a conventional engine in this particular vehicle class.

About the SCUDERI™ Engine

The SCUDERI™ Engine divides the four strokes of a combustion cycle between two cylinders - one cylinder functions as an air compressor, handling intake and compression, while the other cylinder handles combustion and exhaust. By optimizing the split-cycle concept, the engine can drastically reduce NOx and C02 emissions and substantially improve fuel efficiency, compared to a conventional engine. The engine requires one crankshaft revolution to complete a single combustion cycle and is projected to have higher torque, thermodynamic efficiency, and lower emissions than possible with today's engines.

About Scuderi Group, LLC

Scuderi Group, LLC is an engine development company that has advanced the design of the internal combustion engine (ICE) with a new engine technology proven to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions beyond what conventional engines achieve today. The SCUDERI™ Engine is based on new combustion science and provides the manufacturability, footprint and efficiency yields required by the world's largest engine development companies. Data produced from studies by Southwest Research Institute prove the Scuderi technology's performance.

Scuderi Group is headquartered in West Springfield, Mass., with offices in Frankfurt, Germany and Nagoya, Japan.  The company has raised more than $85 million in funding to date and its patent portfolio contains more than 500 patents.

Scuderi and the corporate logo (also known as the SG Design Mark), are trademarks of Scuderi Group, LLC in the United States. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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