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Lotus Evora 414E Range Extender EV moves forward

The Lotus Evora 414E – a Lotus Engineering range extender hybrid project – is still moving ahead with dynamic and durability testing now underway. On the surface the Evora 414E looked like every other Evora, but under the skin sat the first version of a Lotus range-extender platform with a pair of electric motors and a small, 3-cylinder range-extender engine promising impressive performance and economy. Despite the reveal of the 414E at Geneva in 2010, there’s not been a huge amount of news on Lotus pushing forward with the project, or at least not until we got the Infiniti Emerg-E Concept at Geneva this year that turned out to be underpinned by the Evora 414E platform.

Hyundai makes the 2013 Santa Fe a sexy, stormy beast

Hyundai in Holland has produced an advert for the 2013 Sante Fe concentrating on its ability to blow women away. The new Santa Fe is a big step up from the old model and looks good, will be properly bolted together and promises to be a more than a half decent offering from Hyundai. But the new Santa Fe isn’t just heading in to Hyundai UK showrooms, it’s going on sale across Europe.

Win a Seiko Sportura watch worth £395!

For a decade, Seiko’s Sportura range has acknowledged the link between great timepieces and great cars, with watches inspired by motoring and motorsport. And now you could win one of these fine watches, by answering one simple question: who is the reigning F1 World Champion? Click here to answer the question (it's multiple choice, so it's easy) and enter our competition Like the instrument panel of a sports car, Sportura dials are instantly legible; all have a jet-black background with orange or red hands, and a sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating.