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Win an Audi R8 for the weekend!

By Tim Pollard Competitions 25 February 2009 09:00 Click here to win an Audi R8 for the weekend with CAR Magazine To celebrate CAR Magazine's new look, we've teamed up with supercar club Ecurie25 to give one lucky reader the keys to an Audi R8 supercar for a long weekend, with tyres from Blackcircles.com as a runners-up prize. The R8 remains one of our favourite sports cars of the moment and picked up our coveted Performance Car of the Year gong in 2007. You'll be able to collect the keys to the V8 on a Friday morning from Ecurie25's London HQ and get to drive the 414bhp coupe all weekend until you hand back the keys to their base on Monday afternoon.

Algae-derived biodiesel blend hits San Francisco-area gas stations

Environmentally conscious drivers may have a new way of fueling up: a diesel fuel blend that consists of 20 percent algae-derived biofuel and 80 percent regular diesel arrived at four gas stations in the San Francisco Bay area earlier this week. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the fuel retails for $4.25 per gallon—the same cost as conventional diesel in the region. B20 is billed as compatible with any diesel-powered vehicle.

Changes at Nissan Design

Nissan yesterday announced a series of changes within its higher-level design structure - with VPs responsible for design in Europe and America effectively swapping roles. Alfonso Albaisa, who became VP of Design at Nissan Design Europe's London-based studio in 2007, will be going back to Nissan Design America's San Diego studio as VP of Design. It marks a return to the West Coast for Albaisa, who originally joined Nissan in 1988.