We have a photo of the new Lotus Elite – due in 2014 – with its top down and a video as well. I think we’ve just about got over the surprise of a New Lotus Elite dropping from a clear blue sky in the week before the Paris Motor Show. What we still haven’t […]
New Lotus: The £770 million future
It seems that Lotus has a £770 million war chest to make the concepts at the Paris Motor Show a reality. The star of the Paris Motor Show for us was Jaguar with the C-X75 Concept. But if we were a little less cynical it would have been the New Lotus Concepts. But why the […]
New Lotus Elise in 2015
Lotus has revealed a new Lotus Elise with up to 350bhp and starting at £40k. But not until 2015. Of all the Lotus reveals today at the Paris Motor Show, the new Lotus Elise is perhaps the one most easily understood. After all, the current Lotus Elise has been with us for a decade and […]
New Lotus Elan revealed
Lotus are to launch a new Lotus Elan in 2013, featuring a 4.0 litre version of the Evora V6 with up to 470bhp. I know, you’re starting to get bored and wondering how on earth Lotus can suddenly churn out a range of models that are seemingly poles apart from where they are, and expect […]
Lotus Eterne: Lotus flagship saloon revealed
Lotus has gone slightly berserk with new model announcements today. This is for a new Rapide-challenging range-topper – the Lotus Eterne. You’ll have to stick with this if you’re going through these in chronological order. There was no way we could seriously do one story on all of the Lotus announcements today, so you’re getting one for each. Sort of. […]
New Lotus Esprit revealed
Lotus has revealed the new Lotus Esprit, featuring the same power options as the new Lotus Elite and due in 2013. We’ve been banging on that the new Lotus Esprit would turn up at the Paris Motor Show forever. It seemed the most logical step, but then Lotus went and shoved a spanner in the […]
New Lotus Elite revealed
Lotus has revealed the Lotus Elite Concept which will show at Paris. A front-engined V8 hybrid delivers up to 600bhp with low emissions. We knew Lotus were intending repositioning themselves as an East Anglian Aston Martin. Thanks to a clumsy PR stunt by Lotus we were pretty sure we’d see the direction at the Paris […]
Lotus Evora S revealed UPDATE: Evora S uses a supercharger
Lotus has revealed the supercharged Lotus Evora S with 345bhp and 0-60mph in 4.6 seconds, ahead of the Paris Motor Show. Also revealed is the Lotus Evora auto. Update: We’ve had emails and Tweets suggesting that the Evora S may not use a Supercharger to gain its extra horses. TBH, the press release makes no […]
Lotus lusts after Lutz?
Lotus are looking to grab GM’s Bob Lutz in an effort to take the Hethel car maker away from founder Colin Chapman’s vision and firmly in the direction of bigger and more luxurious. The Lotus five year plan calls for the track day cars to make way for much more substantial and upmarket cars to […]
New Lotus Esprit about to debut?
Lotus are promising the “…evolution of an icon” at the Paris Motor Show. Are we finally about to get the new Lotus Esprit? The truth is we don’t actually know. As far as a new Lotus Esprit goes, we’re pretty sure Lotus signed the Esprit off for production late last year after the Evora – which needed […]