I'm pretty sure all this speculation is wrong. I read 15 years ago that Honda had developed an inline 4 engine with a ceramic block that was lubricated with forced air and had so little friction that it could run without oil. The new technology was going to be used first in Honda racing, then in all new Hondas and finally in all other vehicles as other manufacturers copied the technology to take advantage of the drastic increases in both power and fuel economy.
It's been long enough now, so the next generation 86 will surely have one of these Honda-inspired ceramic engines.
On a side note, every time one of you posts "TNGA," I think of delicious chicken tinga.
