At least it is compared to the Urbee. I saw this guy speak a couple years back and have been following the project ever since. It is a daunting task for any start-up auto manufacturer, but this team has developed a lot of interesting research that will benefit fuel efficient cars of the future whether they get the Urbee to production or not.

Here are the details of the project: http://korecologic.com/

They are hoping to write a book about it (fundraising site): http://kck.st/17yoYLL

So, if anyone tells you your Mirage is underpowered and small - you can just explain how it has about 9x the power of another car you were considering!