WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Oct. 18, 2005 –The Scuderi Group
today announced that the company has reached a number of major milestones
in its efforts to develop a breakthrough internal combustion engine that is
promises to far exceed current efficiency levels. The design and
performance of the Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine – potentially the
world’s most efficient internal combustion engine – has been
verified by one of the world’s leading research laboratories, and the
company was recently awarded a $2 million engine development grant by the
U.S. House of Representatives. This patented design represents one of the
most significant breakthroughs for internal combustion engines to come
along in decades, an advance that takes on added significance given rising
fuel prices and growing environmental concerns.

Developed by a team of fluid and thermodynamic experts, the Scuderi
Split-Cycle Engine is expected to deliver a quantum leap in performance,
efficiency and environmental impact. The Scuderi Group accomplished these
advances by focusing on the fluid and thermodynamics at the heart of the
engine, challenging conventional approaches to engine design in place for
over 120 years.

As a result of this breakthrough design, the Scuderi engine is expected
to:

-Improve fuel efficiency in today’s gas and diesel engines by
almost one third
-Emit 80 percent less toxic emissions than today’s
gas and diesel engines
-Enhances the performance of hybrid engines
-Provide
significantly more power than a conventional engine
-Be easy to manufacture
because it utilizes same components found in today’s engines

The
Scuderi technology can be applied to any internal combustion engine
including gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, and natural gas and is patented
worldwide with four patents issued (three also pending in U.S. and three
others pending in 45 countries). The Scuderi Group plans to license the
technology to qualified engine manufacturers on a worldwide basis.

The Scuderi engine design has undergone rigorous analysis through
sophisticated computer modeling at one of the world’s leading
independent engineering testing and research facilities. All of the claims
made by the Scuderi Group have been verified as a result of this intensive
research process.

The Scuderi Group has launched its 3-year-old operation into high gear
by beginning the production of both gasoline and diesel prototypes. After
having $2 million from the Defense Appropriations bill approved last June
by the U.S. House of Representatives, The Scuderi Group has also begun
discussions with a tier-one defense contractor about utilizing this
technology in military applications and is in discussions with various
engine manufacturers.

“This is truly a revolutionary breakthrough in engine
technology,” according to Dr. James Massi, an expert on internal
combustion engines who holds more than 60 patents. “By challenging
convention and focusing on the fluid and thermodynamics, Scuderi has broken
down the barrier that has stood in place since the late 1800s.”

“The progress we are reporting in the development of the Scuderi
engine comes at a critically important time, as our country struggles with
its dependency on foreign oil and efficiency of our internal combustion
engines, ”said Salvatore Scuderi, president of The Scuderi Group.
“We believe the Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine represents a technological
leap forward that helps reduce concerns over rising oil prices and growing
environmental issues.”

The Scuderi Split-Cycle technology changes the heart of the internal
combustion engine. By using fluid and thermodynamic techniques, the Scuderi
Technology improves how an engine converts chemical energy to mechanical
energy. Unlike conventional engines, the Scuderi engine divides the four
strokes of a standard engine (intake, compression, power, and exhaust) over
a paired combination of one compression cylinder and one power cylinder.
These two cylinders perform their respective functions once per crankshaft
revolution, when typically conventional engines require two revolutions of
the crankshaft to perform these functions.

Scuderi engines can also be built using the same manufacturing equipment
as a conventional engine. Unlike hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell
alternatives, there is no need to undertake costly retooling of
manufacturing equipment and facilities. With striking similarity to a
conventional engine, it uses the same standard components and there are no
exotic shapes or unusual devices, giving engine manufacturers the ability
to easily and quickly adapt this engine to their current product
requirements.

The Scuderi Group includes experts in fluid and thermodynamics, engine
technology, patent and commercial law, licensing, government relations,
business management and finance. The technology is based on the research
and inventions of the late Carmelo Scuderi (1925-2002) who spent over 40
years inventing, developing and commercializing new technology.

About The Scuderi Group.

Based in West Springfield, Mass., The Scuderi Group is an engine
development company of fluid and thermodynamic experts focused on improving
the performance of the internal combustion engine. The revolutionary
Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine technology is the most significant improvement
in engine performance in decades and can be applied to any internal
combustion engine including gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, and natural gas.
The Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine improves engine efficiency by 24 - 28
percent and reduces toxic emissions by as much as 80 percent. The Scuderi
Split-Cycle Engine will not only improve the efficiency of hybrid vehicles
and conventional engines but it has a dramatic increase in their power
output as well. The Scuderi technology is patented worldwide with four
patents issued and three pending in the U.S. and three pending in over 45
countries. For more information call 413-439-0343 or visit on the Web at www.scuderigroup.com.

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