Muscle Car Thanks To Students

Is this the Future Of Muscle Cars

A group of students from Colorado University created a hybrid Camaro to achieve efficiency and high performance in the latest ECOCAR 3 challenge. This is sponsored by General Motors, the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors. After years of experimentation, the group of students built a car that is more efficient than the stock V6 Camaro.

The 11th edition of the EcoCAR 3 Challenge was hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Department of Energy and General Motors challenged 16 universities to design a Chevrolet Camaro hybrid-electric vehicle. The Camaro’s high performance numbers would allow for a more sustainable design.

The competition is held over four years and students are required to meet specific goals. Students must complete bench testing and finalize their designs in the first year. The car should be functional at 50% by the end of the second year. After year three is over, the new parts must be integrated into the vehicle and refined until it reaches a minimum of 65% functionality. The final year will require 99% functionality.

Although four years might seem long, it is not. When you consider the busy schedules of college students, it becomes clear that this is not an easy task. This program aims to inspire tomorrow’s automotive engineers. The hybrid Camaro is an excellent place to start, considering that the goal of the build was to reduce emissions and increase performance.

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It is not an easy task to build the hybrid muscle car. It will take brilliant minds like these to keep the muscle car performing well for the next ten years while also giving the enthusiasts the performance they desire.