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

Lotus has already sold out of its electric hypercar for 2020

Sponsored Links Mat Smith/Engadget Did you stare at the Lotus Evija and wonder how anyone could justify an electric hypercar costing over $2.6 million, especially from a brand best known for far lighter and cheaper gas vehicles? Apparently, you had no reason to doubt. Lotus told Autocar that it has already sold out of the… Continue reading Lotus has already sold out of its electric hypercar for 2020

James Bond Lotus Esprit-inspired Mini Remastered revealed

Silverstone-based David Brown has unveiled a one-off version of its modernised Mini Remastered, inspired by the Lotus Esprit from the 1981 James Bond film: For Your Eyes Only.  Understood to have been purchased by music mogul Simon Cowell, the special edition is painted in a distinctive maroon and copper livery, complete with stripes and bold ‘Turbo’… Continue reading James Bond Lotus Esprit-inspired Mini Remastered revealed

Geneva Motor Show 2020: the cars we would have seen at cancelled show

The 2020 Geneva Motor Show was due to open its doors to the world’s press on Tuesday 3rd of March, but has now been cancelled by show organisers due to the developing outbreak of coronavirus in Europe.  Geneva is one of the most important events in the motoring calendar, acting as a stage for some of… Continue reading Geneva Motor Show 2020: the cars we would have seen at cancelled show

@Geely: Wed 19 Feb 2020LOTUS EVIJA PRODUCTION COMES ALIVEThe new manufacturing facility where Lotus will build the Evija all-electric hypercar is being readie…

[embedded content] Lotus-Evija-production-is-ALIVE.mp4 Evija’s new manufacturing facility readied to deliver final prototypes for last stages of the testing programme Series production to begin in Hethel this summer “With our new factory ready, we are ahead of the pack in the emerging EV hypercar segment and 100% ready for some healthy competition” – Phil Popham, CEO,… Continue reading @Geely: Wed 19 Feb 2020LOTUS EVIJA PRODUCTION COMES ALIVEThe new manufacturing facility where Lotus will build the Evija all-electric hypercar is being readie…

Lister Storm II hypercar teased, with a switch from V12 to electric – Autoblog

Two years ago, the revamped Lister Motor Company dished out sketches for a Storm II hypercar. The name was a nod to the 1993 Le Mans race car and road derivative created by another incarnation of Lister in 1993, which housed a Jaguar XJR-9-derived 7.0-liter V12 amidships producing 546 horsepower. The tentative plan in 2018… Continue reading Lister Storm II hypercar teased, with a switch from V12 to electric – Autoblog

How Lotus stays disruptive after 72 years | Latest Norfolk and Suffolk Business News – Eastern Daily Press

Video PUBLISHED: 13:27 21 January 2020 | UPDATED: 13:45 21 January 2020 Stevie Smith �[The Evija] is something new for us and I don�t think the marketplace was expecting it.� Matt Windle, executive director of sports car engineering at Lotus. Photo: Lotus Lotus In a new video, Matt Windle, executive director of sports car engineering… Continue reading How Lotus stays disruptive after 72 years | Latest Norfolk and Suffolk Business News – Eastern Daily Press