The Lotus Esprit ‘Submarine’, best know from the James Bond 007 outing in the Spy Who Loved Me, is up for Auction at R.M. Auctions 2013 London sale. James Bond and cars go together like bacon and eggs and, with the exception of the 007 Aston Martin DB5, the Lotus Esprit ‘Submarine’ car from the […]
Lotus Exige S Roadster Official: Price (£52,800) and Specs
The soft top version of the Exige S – the Lotus Exige S Roadster – has been officially revealed at the same price as the Coupe Exige. Now available to order. [nggallery id=1497 template=customlinks] Earlier this month Lotus teased the arrival of the Exige S Roadster in time for Summer – and now it’s here. […]
Lotus Exige S Roadster arriving Summer 2013 (video)
The Lotus Exige S Roadster will arrive in production guise in the Summer of 2013 Lotus has revealed, and given us a video teaser of the Roadster to whet appetites. [nggallery id=1497 template=customlinks] Any Lotus news that doesn’t revolve around the financial mess left by Dany Bahar’s tenure counts as good news. But a new […]
Detroit Electric SP:01 – it’s a Lotus Exige EV
Detroit Electric has revealed the SP:01, a Lotus Exige based electric sports car promising 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds and a range of 190 miles. 999 are being built. [nggallery id=1467 template=customlinks] It may sound a bit familiar as a project: Take the underpinnings of a Lotus Exige, bolt in an electric motor and a battery bank and […]
Lotus Evora & Evora S Sports Racer revealed
Lotus has revealed a special edition of the Evora – the Evora Sports Racer – with extra kit and special colours. Available as Evora or Evora S. Lotus is not having the easiest of times of late (has Lotus ever had any easy time?) with most of the news from Hethel being about ex-CEO Dany […]
Lotus sues Dany Bahar for £2.5 million
Lotus are suing ousted CEO Dany Bahar for £2.5 million to recover the cost of his expensive lifestyle billed to Lotus. [nggallery id=653 template=customlinks] After lots of grandstanding and lots of promise, but little in the way of substance, ex-Ferrari man Dany Bahar was ousted as CEO of Lotus in May. It seems DBR-HiCom, new […]
Lotus Evora 414E Range Extender EV moves forward
The Lotus Evora 414E – a Lotus Engineering range extender hybrid project – is still moving ahead with dynamic and durability testing now underway. [nggallery id=1288 template=customlinks] It’s getting on for three years since Lotus turned up at Geneva with an Evora like no other – the Lotus Evora 414E. On the surface the Evora […]
New Lotus Esprit cancelled? Not according to Lotus
The Interwebs are rife with rumours that the new Lotus Esprit has been cancelled. But Lotus say it’s not and the claims are made up. [nggallery id=653 template=customlinks] This year has not been an easy one for Lotus Cars. Dany Bahar was finally ousted from Lotus after the new owners of Lotus managed to remove […]
Dany Bahar wants £6.7 million compensation from Lotus
The Dany Bahar saga at Lotus continues with Bahar claiming £6.7 million compensation for his firing as Lotus CEO. Back in May, ex-Ferrari man Dany Bahar was ousted as CEO of Lotus, confirmed a month later by Lotus parent DBR-Hicom who appointed Aslam Farikullah – an engineer, not a marketing man – to oversee a way forward […]
Dany Bahar’s restored V8 Lotus Esprit for sale
With Dany Bahar now ousted as Lotus boss, his fully restored 2002 V8 Lotus Esprit is up for sale. When Dany Bahar joined Lotus from Ferrari, he brought with him some grandiose plans – and an ability to spend money – that were ultimately his undoing. And it appears Bahar was a bit too grand to run […]