Introducing Maxximus LNG 2000 Gas-powered Supercar

Supercars are the choice of those who like living their lives in the fast lane, but some reject the idea of owning one since they are considered harmful for the environment. But what if we tell you there are greener ways to enjoy the thrill induced by driving a supercar?

Designer Marlon Kirby and car builder David B. McMahan are close to proof such things exist, with their newest street-legal supercar project, brought to us via Inhabitat.

Dubbed Maxximus LNG 2000, the vehicles has the looks of a supercar, but it runs on compressed natural gas and liquid natural gas, while being powered by an all-aluminum V8 that produces in excess of 1,600 hp.

The Maxximus LNG 2000 is the second generation of the company’s original supercar, the G-Force, which claims to be “the world’s fastest street-legal supercar” but loses the green side of the LNG 2000. Marlon started by designing the car on paper, working out various problems in his mind.

As Marlon's father, Dave, puts it: "He knew exactly what he wanted before they even put the engine together. He knew the people that he wanted to design it, the people he wanted to build it, two years before it even happened he had it all in his mind."

Also in the works is the Prodigy, another LNG vehicle for the consumer market said to have a 2000-horsepower engine under its hood, and a million-dollar price tag. Unfortunately, the design of the LNG 2000 is still being finalized, so we’ll have to settle just with this one photo.