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How good are turbine engines for use in cars?

I think there was a car once that had a turbine engine not unlike the ones they use in airplanes. NOT directly propelling the vehicle like a jet plane through the exhaust pipe, mind you, but the turbine driving the wheels or whatever you call it. Is


Given that you could perfect a turbine engine for the automotive market,

its biggest advantage would be its power-to-weight ratio. It puts out more HP per lb. than its piston-powered cousins.

The big disadvantage would

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