College Kids Build 3,421 MPG Car

(RTTNews) - Students from the University of Toronto won the 2015 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition by designing a car that gives a staggering 3,421 mpg.

Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition is a program where high school and college student teams design, build and test the most energy-efficient vehicles.

Supermileage Team 2 from the University of Toronto came from behind in the last efficiency run to edge Quebec's Universite Laval team, a perennial favorite that had won two years in a row and in five-of-the-last six years.

Supermileage achieved the equivalent of 3,421 miles per gallon, beating the Quebec team's 3,365 mpg. The three-wheel carbon fiber streamliner weighs about 80 pounds and is powered by a custom built 45cc single-cylinder gasoline engine.

The competition saw 113 teams participating from over 1,000 high school and university students, from across the Americas - Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico and the United States.