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The Romulus Predator looks like your basic supercar -- deep air scoops along the sides, swept-back windshield and swing-up doors. In one key way, however, the Predator is unique. It was the first automobile to be developed entirely with computers.
The 550 horsepower supercar was introduced at AutoFact Motor Show in Detroit, Michigan in 1997. The Predator was designed by M&L Auto Specialists, a small firm in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Using workstations from Hewlett-Packard and an array of sophisticated design and analysis software, Mark Gerisch and his small staff at M&L were able to develop the flashy car in three months -- about half the time it would have taken using traditional clay and steel prototypes.
The Romulus Predator features a curvaceous fibreglass body and a mid mounted V8 engine sourced from Ford. The total weight was 1134 kg.
