This novel concept uses your car´s wasted heat to enhance power and fuel economy

BMW TurboSteamer
BMW TurboSteamer courtesy of BMW

Certain parts of a car´s engine can reach temperatures in excess of 1,500

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Well, i'll say its inovative, but wouldn't BMW be better off augmenting HHO injection rather than using steam? The inventor of the technology already sent them a test version of a HHO generator to run a small 1300cc engine. How about it BMW?

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