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Lotus Teases With a Fuel-Agnostic Two-Stroke Engine

Posted by timothy on from the ask-a-lotus-eater dept.

JohnnyBGod writes "Lotus claim to have invented a new, more efficient engine design. The two-stroke, flex-fuel engine can achieve, according to the surprisingly technical press release, 'approximately 10% better [fuel consumption] than current spray-guided direct injection, spark ignition engines.' The engine has a sliding puck arrangement to control its compression ratio, and has direct injection and a wet sump, to eliminate fuel leakage to the exhaust and the need to mix oil with the fuel, two common problems with two-stroke engines. Lotus engineering have released a video explaining the engine's operation."

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  1. It's so quick by 54mc · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It'll get you first post.

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    Joy! Beautiful spark of the gods!
    1. Re:It's so quick by _merlin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      You forgot to use a car analogy!

    2. Re:It's so quick by lastgoodnickname · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      not using a car analogy is like walking

  2. Yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah but Notes still sucks.

  3. Aha! by hades.himself · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now I just need the Flux Capacitor and I'm outta here!