Lotus has confirmed the company’s first SUV (2006 Lotus APX concept shown above) will launch in 2019 and will be lighter and faster than its rivals. “We want to get SUVs to be light and fast. The nearest rival will be the Porsche Macan, but ours will be better,” Lotus …
Read More »Lotus 3-Eleven to have 308kW and weighs just 890kg
Lotus has confirmed their 2-Eleven successor is in the works and will be called the 3-Eleven. Speaking with German publication, Auto Motor und Sport, Lotus CEO, Jean-Marc Gales said the 3-Eleven will be based on the Lotus Exige but will have a stiffer chassis. The car will also be …
Read More »Lotus introduces Evora 400 – fastest ever production Lotus
Lotus has unveiled its “all-new” Lotus Evora 400. Why the inverted commas? While Lotus claims its latest offering is all-new and the fastest production Lotus, ever, it is essentially a facelift. The restyled front fascia is now more aggressive and sports a massive air intake, infused with LED daytime running …
Read More »Lotus adds “comfort” to 2015 Elise S Club Racer
Lotus has made the ‘comfort equipment pack’ standard on the 2015 Lotus Elise S Club Racer enhancing the usability of the ultimate track day version of the supercharged Elise. “Following the launch of the Lotus Elise S Club Racer last year, the majority of customers have opted for the comfort …
Read More »Lotus supercharges Elise Club Racer
Lotus has supercharged its club racing experience with the supercharged Elise S Club Racer, which joins the Elise Club Racer in providing pure, stripped back performance driving experience in a road car. “The Lotus Elise Club Racer models are about the absolute purity of the driving experience, with every impediment …
Read More »Jean-Marc Gales appointed CEO of Lotus
Jean-Marc Gales, until recently the CEO of European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) and prior to that president of PSA Peugeot Citroen, has been appointed CEO of legendary British sports car and motorsport company, Lotus. He replaces Dany Bahar who was fired from the post two years ago. Aslam Farikullah, …
Read More »Lotus Elise S Cup R to be officially unveiled at 2014 Autosport
Lotus has released another photo of the brand’s Elise S Cup R track weapon which will make its public debut at the 2014 Autosport in Birmingham, UK from 9-12 January. The latest product from the Lotus Motorsport collection is based on the road-going Elise S and features a mid-mounted, 1.8-litre …
Read More »Lotus unveils track-only supercharged 2014 Elise S Cup R
Following the success of the Lotus Exige V6 Cup and its hardcore sibling, the Exige V6 Cup R, Lotus Motorsport has announced the latest addition to its racing portfolio, the track-only Lotus Elise S Cup R. Evolving from the 1.6-litre Elise platform, this is the first time the supercharged Elise …
Read More »Lotus Esprit submarine from ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ sold for $1m
The Lotus Esprit submarine car driven by James Bond in the 1977 film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ has sold at auction in London for nearly a million Australian dollars to, in best James Bond tradition, an anonymous telephone bidder in London on Monday (9 September 2013) after a ferocious …
Read More »Lotus Exige S Roadster set for 4th quarter Oz launch
The fastest ever convertible Lotus is set to arrive in Australia in time for summer, with the Lotus Exige S Roadster combining open top driving with supercar performance with the ability to dispatch the dash to 100 km/h in 4 seconds and the ability to open the roof in only …
Read More »Lotus Exige S offers supercar performance without the supercar price
The Lotus Exige S has landed in Australia, promising an unrivalled combination of race-track performance with on-road ability. In the press kit released by local importer, Ateco Automotive, the Exige S is said to offer ‘supercar performance without the supercar price’. “Anyone who has ever driven an Exige on the …
Read More »Lotus to resume production after receiving cash lifeline
The last few months for niche British marque, Lotus, can only be described as tumultuous. There was the on and off rumours that new parent company, DRB-Hicom, might off-load the loss making arm and whispers that Lotus CEO, Dany Bahar is jumping ship. Well, the silver lining in Lotus’ cloud …
Read More »2011 Frankfurt Motor Show: 440 HP Lotus Evora GTE
Lotus have unveiled the most powerful Evora (and road-going Lotus) ever at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Evora GTE. Powered by a 3.5 liter Toyota V6 engine, the Evora GTE churns out 440 horsepower. Lotus originally intended to build just 25 Evora GTE’s for the Asian market. However the …
Read More »Video: Lotus Commits to Turn Five Concepts into Production Models
Lotus is back! You may recall Lotus unveiled 5 gorgeous concept cars at last year’s Paris Motor Show. The renaissance for the company is about to start with the British sports car company confirming that it will put every single one of those concepts into production. This was made official …
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