04:37 PM PDT on Thursday, October 9, 2008 By ERIC WILKINSON / KING 5 News BELLINGHAM, Wash. - A Bellingham man is hoping to make history with his homemade car. It's a roll-out that will stop gas conscious consumers in their tracks. Craig Henderson's sleek two-seat sports car is called the Avion. It's powered by a 3 cylinder stock Mercedes engine, reaches a top speed of more than 110 mph and is fueled with straight diesel. In the Avion, two liters of diesel equate to 50 miles. That translates to 100 mpg. Under optimum conditions developer Craig Henderson has maxed out fuel economy at 114 mpg. Henderson says it's the Avion's aerodynamics and light weight (less than 1,500...
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