German supercharging company G-Power has created the world’s fastest lpg autogas-powered car, the Hurricane GS based on the BMW M5, which has achieved a top speed of 333km/h.

Dirk Ochmann at G-Power said: “G-Power is known first and foremost for spectacular supercars, enormous power hikes and world speed records. What is less well known, however, is the fact that environmental protection and resource conservation also enjoy a high priority in all G-Power developments.”

G-Power says the power increases it attains are not achieved by a rise in fuel consumption, but by maximising the efficiency of the modified driveline, equating to an added fuel consumption of around one per cent for a power increase of around 25 per cent. Dirk said: “The whole package becomes even more environmentally friendly when the increased output is delivered courtesy of lpg autogas instead of petrol. The conversion, however, is not that straightforward, even for series production high-revving engines. The even bigger challenge comes when the engine in question is also supercharged via two ASA radial compressors.

“By lucky coincidence, G-Power is not only a supercharging specialist, but also one that happens to have particular expertise with BMW V10 power units. It’s not without reason that G-Power is the only company worldwide to offer an aftermarket supercharger system for the BMW V10 engine.”

The G-Power M5 Hurricane GS is equipped with one fully sequential five-cylinder lpg autogas system per cylinder bank. The car can achieve 0-100km/h in 4.6 seconds and 200km/h in 11.4 seconds.

The G-Power SK II bi-supercharger system, including conversion to lpg autogas, is also available for the current BMW M5 and M6. G-Power holds various world records, and its 800hp BMW M5 Hurricane RR is the fastest limousine in the world.

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