Autopia: Iran Claims It Has Made World’s Most Powerful Natural Gas Car

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Iran Claims It Has Made World’s Most Powerful Natural Gas Car

• By Chuck Squatriglia
• February 11, 2009 |
• 2:53 pm |
• Categories: Alt Fuel

The Middle East’s largest automaker has unveiled a four-door sedan, claiming its engine is the world’s most powerful run by natural gas. It’s a significant development in a country that has converted more than 250,000 cars to run on the stuff.

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[CraziFuzzy]

Re: Autopia: Iran Claims It Has Made World’s Most Powerful Natural Gas Car

boasting 150 hp? I'm pretty sure my crown vic was factory spec'd at 175hp... 12 years ago...

[tomdotstar]

Re: Autopia: Iran Claims It Has Made World’s Most Powerful Natural Gas Car

Kind of a side note, but what's the real reason Iran is pushing CNG? Actually, it's for national security reasons.

Awash in oil, the Iranians are not concerned about foreign oil imports. Rather, with CNG, they don't have refineries that could be targeted by the US, the Israelis, the Iraqis, the Indians, or anybody else in that tough neighborhood. Cheap clean fuel is just a side benefit...