The new Lotus Emira is revealed as the last ICE car from Lotus, a successor to all the current Lotus models with up to 400bhp and prices from £60k. It’s a few months since learnt that Emira is the name of the new Lotus sports car, replacing all that Lotus currently offers, and the last […]
Lotus EMIRA is the name for the Lotus Type 31 – debuts on 6 July
Lotus reveals their new sports car is the Emira, launching in July, with ICE engines and a new platform. And the last ICE Lotus to be made. Back in January, Lotus officially confirmed a new Type 31 Lotus will replace the Elise, Exige and Evora as Geely money allows Hethel to drive forward in to […]
Lotus Elise and Exige say goodbye with a quintet of Final Edition models
The Lotus Elise and Lotus Exige will end production this year, but not before Lotus roll out five new Final Edition models to say goodbye. It’s only a couple of weeks since we learnt that the Lotus Exige, Elise and Evora are to go out of production this year to be replaced by a new […]
New Lotus Sports Car (Type 131) CONFIRMED and Elise, Exige and Evora production to end
Lotus confirms the arrival of a new range of Type 131 sports cars in 2021, and also confirms that production of the Elise, Exige and Evora will end. A new Lotus has become something of a one in a generation event, but with Geely now holding the reins at Lotus – and paying the bills […]
Lotus and Renault’s Alpine to co-develop new electric car
Lotus and Renault’s Alpine have signed an MOU to co-develop a new electric car which will likely be a new Lotus EV and Alpine A110 successor. Co-operation between car makers is becoming ever more necessary as the huge cost of complying with ever more stringent emissions regulations and the transition to an EV-based lineup soaks […]
Lotus LAMBDA SUV – the name for the new Lotus SUV?
It looks like the new Lotus SUV will be called the Lotus Lambda, be built in China, have a Volvo Platform and come in ICE and EV versions. It’s no secret Lotus are building an SUV in the hope the profits it rolls in will bankroll future Lotus Sports car models, just as it has […]
Electric Lotus Evija HYPERCAR on Hethel’s track (video)
The Lotus Evija electric hypercar continues its development, with Lotus showing it off testing on track at its Hethel HQ. The configurator for the Lotus Evija – the Lotus electric hypercar – is already up and running allowing those who can actually contemplate dropping substantial seven figures on an electric hypercar to option every detail […]
Lotus buy back Colin Chapman’s Lotus Esprit and use it to launch Lotus Certificate of Provenance programme
Lotus has bought back the last company car owned by founder Colin Chapman, and used it to launch the Lotus Certificate of Provenance programme. Back in May, we revealed that Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s last company car, a 1981 Lotus Esprit, was up for sale with a specialist dealer, with a rather chunky asking price […]
Lotus Exige 20th Anniversary Special Edition is what it says on the tin
Lotus is celebrating 20 years since the arrival with the appropriately-named Lotus Exige 20th Anniversary Special Edition with Series 1 colours and added spec. Lotus are hardly averse to a special edition or three to garner added attention for its cars, a ploy which has kept sales ticking over even if it feels like there’s […]
There’s a new Lotus Esprit on the way – but you could have Colin Chapman’s last Lotus Esprit now
Lotus appear to be planning a new Lotus Esprit, but you could have Colin Chapman’s 1981 Lotus Esprit Series 3 – his last car – now. The Lotus Esprit firts showed its face to the world in 1975, effectively replacing the Lotus Europa in the Lotus line-up and delivering a Lotus Supercar to the world. […]