What if you could have a car that made 600hp, went 0-60mph in under 3.5 seconds, weighed in at less than 2000 pounds, and got 40 miles per gallon? Why, what you’d have is the RMC Scorpion! This new supercar debuted at this years SEMA show to the surprise of many people. The surprise wasn’t the engine performance, but rather, the engine’s consumption.

RMC stands for Ronn Motor Company and founder Ronn Maxwell is on a mission to, um, save the supercar. You see, what Mr. Maxwell has done is implement hydrogen technology to the Acura derived 3.5 liter V6 (which is twin turbo’d) in an attempt to solve a few annoying little issues associated with supercars. First, they guzzle gas by the buckets. Second, they are quite pollutant as their high performance engines are usually equipped with little exhaust restriction.

So here is the genius of RMC system, the hydrogen is produced through electrolysis of water using the power generated from the vehicle’s electrical system. Unlike a regular hydrogen vehicle which uses a fuel cell packed under pressure with highly volatile liquid hydrogen, the hydrogen employed in the Scorpion’s Hydrogen Fuel Injection (HFI) system is hydrogen gas, which is then injected directly into the engine’s intake air/fuel mixture. What this means is you don’t need to go to a hydrogen filling station to get your hydrogen. All you have to do is fill a small tank in the front of the car with a little bit of water, that’s it. This amazing system allows the engine to run at an whole other level of efficiency. In fact the Scorpion generates between 20% to 40% better gas mileage and reduces CO₂ emissions to almost nothing!

On top of all this revolutionary and ground breaking technology, you get a sweet looking supercar with devestating performance. Ronn Maxwell designed the exterior himself and it’s safe to say he knows what he is doing, the car has a menacing presence. Its body is made entirely out of carbon fiber, which is how it manages to have such a low curb weight.

RMC is already tacking orders for its Scorpion supercar. Thet go for around $175,000 so they aren’t cheap. But with the innovative technology your getting, and the performance, it’s quite a bargain actually. Most modern Ferrari’s start around $250,000 and all they can give you is the performance factor. The RMC on the other hand is the full package. In fact, I think Ronn Maxwell might have just accomplished his goal. RMC has saved the supercar!

-Source: Road and Track

-Photos: Cris Cantle for Road and Track