Ford has collaborated with engineering students at Ohio State University to create a hydrogen fuel cell version of the Fusion. The students will take the car to the Bonneville Salt Flats next month to try to break a land speed record during Bonneville Speed Week.
The car, dubbed Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999, was designed by Ford and built by Roush. The 770 horsepower electric motor was built by OSU students in Columbus, Ohio. The students will also campaign a built-from-scratch car, called the Buckeye Bullet 2, in the unlimited class using the same technology. The Fusion Hydrogen 999 will compete in a different class.
The OSU engineering department is no stranger to land speed records: the first Buckeye Bullet was an electric vehicle that set a 315 mph world record.
