Engine Expo Day Two: Progress in Motion
Recovered from jet lag and with a good night's sleep behind them, the Scuderi Team was ready for another full day of exhibiting at the 2008 Engine Expo in Stuttgart, Germany. With a the remainder of the materials finally released from German Customs, there was plenty of information to distribute to the hundreds of visitors that showed to learn more about the Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine. The centerpiece of the exhibit - the first model of the engine that features the valve train assembly - continued to draw a crowd as many onlookers watched the revolving model while getting more of a multimedia demonstration via the Scuderi DVD. Several major OEMs spent lots of time in the booth talking with engineers about nuances of the engine and how it can achieve historial fuel efficiency levels and product up to 80 percent less toxins than all the conventional and hybrid vehicles on the road today.
 Scuderi European Vice President Lutz Deyerling addresses the crowd gathered to view the first model of the Air-Hybrid Engine. |
The booth is located right next to the Open Technology Forum, which was the stage for this year's Engine of the Year Awards. This year, taking the prize for Green Engine of the Year 2008 was Toyota with it 1.5-litre Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius). Just edging out the BMW Diesel 2-litre 118d and 318d, the Toyota engine claimed the award for "still being the greenest engine that the automotive industry can provide, and still unbeatable by any other concept," stated the judges report. The Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine was not eligible for the award this year. Wth the award-winning engines lining one side of the Scuderi booth, it gave some of the top engineering executives from Volkswagen, BMW, Porsche, and Subaru additional opportunities to learn more about the Scuderi Air-Hybrid. Day Three promises to be another busy day, starting with an offsite meeting at a major OEM and continued discussions with European engineers and media visiting the booth. Stay tuned!