Reusing the name from Honda’s first hybrid car, the Insight, this new Prius killer is based on the new Fit/Jazz platform but is around 3″ longer and 1″ wider and has styling much carried over from the FCX.
Though utilizing the same 1.3l IMA (Integrated Motor Assists) engine from the Civic Hybrid, new developements in the […]

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Here are some amateur shots of the next generation Honda City. With a striking similar resemblance to the Honda’s first production hydrogen car, the Clarity, the new City is definitely miles away in design compared to the current Toyota VIOS or even the current City.
Engine options should be similar to the new Jazz/Fit which […]

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Lotus has been working hard to develop engines that use sustainable alcohol fuels or biofuel. It’s recent Exige 270E Tri-Fuel concept has an engine that can run on a variety of fuels, including gasoline, ethanol and methanol. And as a result the 270E Tri-Fuel is the most powerful Exige ever developed by Lotus when using […]

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The uber fast version of the Nissan GT-R, the V-Spec which is suppose to be launched somewhere in Q3 this year has been delayed. The new launch date might be later this year or even in 2009.
Instead, Nissan will be launching an interim model called the “Evolution” or S-Tune which is fitted with several of […]

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has developed a new competition car, the Racing Lancer, whose mission will be to target victory on next year’s Dakar which breaks new ground in 2009 with a switch from Africa to South America. For Mitsubishi Motors, not only does the Dakar serve as a platform for the sales and marketing of […]

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For the next seven years, the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix will be a twilight race, the state government announced. Premier John Brumby said the government had agreed to push back the start time of the race to 5pm to secure the event until 2015.
The race would be held at the new time slot beginning […]

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The long awaited next generation Honda/Acura NSX replacement finally broke cover this week. Spies caught it in a zebra-like camouflage lapping the famous Nürburgring in Germany during its development phase.
Their mission? To make this Honda the fastest production model around the legendary circuit. But it will be a tough challenge as rivals such as the […]

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Biodiesel and ethanol better watch out since there is a new biofuel in town. Using little more than algae, sunlight and waste water,  US-based Sapphire Energy has announced that it has created a process produces ASTM certified 91-octane petrol.
While other bio-fuels may be produced in similar fashion, Sapphire’s process is a unique technique that produces […]

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Hot of the press from Inside Line, seems that a new RWD coupe is being jointly developed by Subaru and Toyota. While the name of this neew 2+2 has been announced, it has been decided to market the car as a Subaru worldwide while being branded as a Toyota in Japan itself. Could this be […]

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That’s right, with over 40 million of these bikes sold worldwide since 50 years ago, its hard to believe this cheap mode of transportation would take home Discovery Channel’s Greatest Motorcycle In The World Award.
Developed initially as a cheap and reliable mode of transportation for post WWII Japan by visionary Soichiro Honda, the Cub took […]

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