Tag: Lotus

@Geely: Wed 15 Apr 2020Lotus Evija: first details of the all-electric hypercar buying experience revealedAs the Evija moves ever closer to series production, …

Lotus Evija Configurator Animation [embedded content] Lotus-Evija-Configurator-Animation.mp4 Customers will use a state-of-the-art touch-screen configurator to personalise their Evija Exclusive gift programme will culminate in unique build book Stunning new images and animation reveal all-electric two-seater in three new colours – Atomic Red, Solaris Yellow and Carbon Black    (Hethel, UK – 15 April 2020) –… Continue reading @Geely: Wed 15 Apr 2020Lotus Evija: first details of the all-electric hypercar buying experience revealedAs the Evija moves ever closer to series production, …

Chinese carmaker Geely will airdrop customers new car keys by drone – Business Insider – Business Insider

Chinese auto company Geely will now give new-car buyers the option to have their keys flown to them via drone to limit human contact upon delivery, which comes at a time when limited contact is encouraged amid the coronavirus pandemic. Since February, Geely customers have been able to order a car online and have it… Continue reading Chinese carmaker Geely will airdrop customers new car keys by drone – Business Insider – Business Insider

All-electric APEX AP-0 hypercar launched in London

APEX, the British sports car manufacturer, has pulled the covers off its all-new, all-electric hypercar – the AP-0. While it carries the outrageous look of the current crop of electrified exotica, including the Lotus Evija, Pininfarina Battista and Rimac C_Two, the AP-0 will be much less expensive: it’ll carry a £150,000 price tag (plus local… Continue reading All-electric APEX AP-0 hypercar launched in London

@Geely: Sun 23 Feb 2020Lotus slashes servicing costs on Elise, Exige and Evora: now starts from just £270Lotus has slashed the price of servicing an Elise, Ex…

New lower price on 9,000-mile first service Average maintenance cost reduction of 37% on entire sports car range Price cuts on Lotus consumables including filters, plugs, drive belts and fluids Servicing schedules and job times also realigned for further running cost reductions (Hethel, UK – 23 March 2020) – Lotus has slashed the price of… Continue reading @Geely: Sun 23 Feb 2020Lotus slashes servicing costs on Elise, Exige and Evora: now starts from just £270Lotus has slashed the price of servicing an Elise, Ex…

Reborn Lotus Esprit spied testing for the first time

The spiritual successor to the Lotus Esprit has been spotted testing for the first time ahead of its 2021 debut. Development prototypes of the upcoming £100k-plus sports car have been seen close to Lotus’s headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk, disguised by Evora body shells that have been widened to accommodate the modified chassis. Although these early prototypes don’t give… Continue reading Reborn Lotus Esprit spied testing for the first time

Chinese Carmakers Snap Up Talent From Germany’s Fading Opel

About half of the 20 engineers Chery Automobile has hired since opening its European headquarters here in 2019 were previously at Opel.Such hires include Geely’s senior chief engineer for electric propulsion systems and its director of infotainment and connectivity as well as Chery’s senior managers for vehicle architecture, interior design and exterior design.Geely already has “boots on the ground” on the continent through its ownership of European brands including Volvo Cars, Lotus and London EV, previously London Taxi.

Chinese carmakers snap up talent from Germany’s fading Opel

RAUNHEIM, Germany — Chinese carmakers still have little to show for more than a decade’s worth of efforts to crack Western auto markets. Now Geely and Chery, two of China’s most prominent car groups, are taking a new tack as they seek to offset their slumping home market. Each has set up a key European… Continue reading Chinese carmakers snap up talent from Germany’s fading Opel

New V6 hybrid ‘Esprit’ to lead Lotus expansion plan

Before these models arrive, this 2021 model will be the last series-production car to be spun off the current extruded aluminium platform used in the Evora. However, the car is not intended as a direct Evora replacement, instead sitting above it as a separate model. Autocar has learned that the new car will make use… Continue reading New V6 hybrid ‘Esprit’ to lead Lotus expansion plan

Zenos E10 Review (2020) – Autocar

The genesis story of Zenos feels like an old one by now, but it’s a good one, so let’s recap. In 2000, Ansar Ali and Mark Edwards met as senior employees at Lotus. Five years on, having helped to engineer a buyout of Caterham Cars, they became that company’s CEO and COO respectively. It’s hard… Continue reading Zenos E10 Review (2020) – Autocar