DELAND, FL--(Marketwire - August 26, 2009) - Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. ("TTE") (OTCBB: TTEG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Du Feng, Vice Chairman of Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ("Aerospace Mitsubishi"), has invited Mr. Michael Rouse, President and CEO of TTE, to Shenyang, China, to discuss the development and production of two versions of the patented Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine engine (DCGT). Mr. Rouse will also meet with Mr. Xia Fang, Aerospace Mitsubishi's manufacturing manager and tour the company's state-of-the-art 300,000 square meter facility. Aerospace Mitsubishi is a leading manufacturer of engines for sale in China and throughout the world.

TTE has previously allied with China's Aerospace Machinery and Electric Equipment Company, Ltd. ("AMEC") to develop the DCGT for China's bus and automotive markets. AMEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry, Corp. (CASIC), and China Aerospace Automotive Industry Group ("Aerospace Automotive"), another wholly owned subsidiary of CASIC, has a 30% interest in Aerospace Mitsubishi. Aerospace Automotive will be the channel through which AMEC will access Aerospace Mitsubishi resources.

Departing Beijing for Shenyang, Mr. Rouse stated, "Aerospace Mitsubishi is one of the premier engine manufacturing companies in the world, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to meet and with Du Feng and Xia Fang to discuss our mutual interests."

About Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Aerospace Mitsubishi was established in 1997 as a Joint Venture between five companies from China, Japan and Malaysia, including China Aerospace Automotive Industry Group and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation of Japan, to develop, test, and manufacture automobile engines and transmissions in China. The company is based in Shenyang, an important industrial center in northeast China.

About Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. is a technology company focused on the development, manufacture, and testing of its New Energy and Environmental Efficient Truck Engine intended for mass market in the United States and abroad. This new engine design can utilize any known fuel source (gasoline, diesel, propane, natural gas, hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, or LPG) or fuel mixture, yet needs zero coolant, lube, oil, filters, or pumps. The unique, lightweight turbine design has few moving parts, significantly reducing maintenance costs. The innovative cyclical detonation process produces a complete combustion of fuel-oxidation mixtures, resulting in greater fuel economy and fewer harmful exhaust emissions. For more information concerning Turbine Truck Engines, Inc., visit our website at www.ttengines.com.

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