Lotus has announced that it will be developing a new biofuel-powered testbed engine for research into increasing the fuel efficiency of ‘flex-fuel’ engines - those designed to operate on both petrol and alcohol-based fuels like ethanol.

The single-cylinder OMNIVORE engine will be completed in 2009 and will feature variable compression ratio technology and direct fuel injection. It will also operate on [...]

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That’s the word according to Holiday Auto, who published these renderings of the forthcoming Subaru low-cost sports car, which will share its architecture with Toyota’s new cheap RWD coupe.

Previous speculation had Subaru’s version of lightweight sports platform delivering power to all four wheels via Fuji Heavy Industry’s familiar Symmetrical All-Wheel-Drive system. However, with Toyota [...]

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Having only just taken the wraps off their CR-Z Prototype at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda has announced their plans to build a production version. Generally considered to be the spiritual successor to the CR-X glass backed hatch-back from way back when, this new millennium version will be a hybrid powered sportscar – at least [...]

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