Ndubuisi Ezerioha, an automotive scientist, professional race car driver, engine designer and builder originally is one of the hottest things in car b
Ndubuisi Ezerioha, an automotive scientist, professional race car driver, engine designer and builder originally is one of the hottest things in car buikding business in the world today. From Anambra State, Ndubuisi Ezerioha holds two world records in car engine design and speed. His focus is on design, manufacturing and sales of high performance parts for vehicles. He has designed engines through his company, Bisimoto Engineering for companies like Honda, Hyundai and Porsche.
A graduate of Petrochemical Engineering from the Anambra State University of Technology, Ndubuisi would later leave Nigeria in 1989, transferring to Cerritos College in California, USA where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and later on an additional degree in Engineering Management from California State University. After graduation, he worked in pharmaceutical research and sales and by 1994, he founded his company, Bisimoto Engineering which initially focused on building engines for Motorsports (racing).
He started street racing to showcase his talent as an engine builder and won his first prize in 1997. In 2003 he was voted world’s favourite pro stock racer with six event wins. Between 2013 and 2015, he designed high performance engines for particular vehicle models including the Honda Civic Wagon, the Civic Si, the Porsche 911 models, the Honda Fit, the Hyundai Sonata Sedan, the Honda Odyssey and Hyundai Elantra. The 2014 Honda Odyssey in particular has been recognised as a great feat in engineering by different publications while the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Sedan engine is being recognised the one of the most powerful Sedans in history.
Recently, his company, Bisimoto Engineering partnered with Hyundai to build its 2016 Tuscon model which according to Reuters, is the most powerful Tuscon to date. This will be the fourth straight year his company has designed and built the engine for this Hyundai model. The model will be officially revealed at Hyundai’s annual SEMA show next month.
