The Lotus Exige Cup 430 Type 25 is yet another Limited Edition Lotus, this time paying homage to the Type 25 F1 car with a titivated Exige Cup 430. Geely may have taken control at Lotus, and they are delivering funding to help Lotus fulfil its potential. But in the meantime Lotus is on a mission […]
Lotus to deliver TWO new cars and an SUV in the next three years
Lotus has revealed that they will deliver two new sports cars and a Lotus SUV in the next three years as investment from new owners Geely secures Lotus’s future. When Geely – owners of Volvo – took a controlling interest in Lotus last year, they said they wanted to “Unleash the potential of Lotus Cars”. […]
Lotus Evora GT410 Sport REVEALED – it’s another ‘NEW’ Lotus
The Lotus Evora GT410 Sport is revealed as a new version of the Evora, replacing the Evora 410 and sitting below the GT430. Costs from £85,900. Until Lotus gets some actual new products – from track day to sports cars to supercars and even SUVs – as Geely nous gets stuck in at Hethel, ‘New’ […]
Lotus plans to take on Ferrari and Porsche – but this is no ‘Bahar Dream’
Lotus is now under the ownership of Geely owner Volvo, and it looks like the Chinese firm plans to restore Lotus to the top of the luxury sports car tree. It’s seven years since ex-Ferrari man Dany Bahar arrived to take over Lotus and return Hethel to the world stage as a competitor at the […]
Lotus Exige Cup 430 arrives – and it costs £100k
The latest ‘new’ Lotus to arrive is the Exige Cup 430, which gets the 430bhp Toyota V6 from the Evora to deliver the most hardcore Exige yet. And it costs £100k. Lotus is on a roll with new models, milking every last ounce of profit they can out of their range of cars, by adding […]
The new Lotus Elise Cup 260 is the fastest Elise EVER – but it costs a WHOPPING £60k
The new Lotus Elise Cup 260 is a limited run fettled take on the Elise Cup 250 with a bit less weight and a bit more power. Costs from £59,500. Lotus is starting to find its commercial feet, and ahead of a likely transformation in their future under Volvo owner Geely’s patronage, they’re delivering short-run ‘Specials’ […]
SHOCK NEWS – Lotus makes a PROFIT. Well, sort of.
[nggallery id=2131 template=customlinks] Lotus has revealed that it actually made an EBITDA profit in the 2016/17 financial year of £2 million, an improvement of £18.3 million on the previous year. Lotus has not been exactly noted for its profitability but, just as Aston Martin seems to have done, it is now going in the right […]
New Lotus Evora GT430 is Lotus’s most powerful car – but at £112.5k it should be
The Lotus Evora GT430 has been revealed a a limited run Evora – just 60 being built – with 430bhp from its 3.5 litre supercharged engine. Costs £112,500. The new Lotus Evora GT430 is the most powerful road car Lotus have ever built. Which makes it a very appealing prospect. But the question you need […]
2017 Lotus Elise Cup 250 gets lighter and more aerodynamic – costs at least £47,400
The Lotus Elis Cup has been updated for 2017 with another cut in weight and aerodynamic tweaks and is the quickest of Lotus’s entry-level range. Lotus continues to fiddle with what it’s got to create ‘new’ or refreshed models, which is probably as much as it can do until the deal for Proton to sell […]
Geely plans to “Unleash the Potential of Lotus Cars” as it takes a controlling stake from Proton
Chinese car giant Geely – owners of Volvo – has taken a controlling interest in Lotus Cars and a 49.9 per cent stake in Malaysia’s ailing Proton. When Geely took control of Volvo from Ford, there were concerns that Volvo would lose its identity and deliver a range of China-built cars to milk its reputation. […]