This summer will be a sad one. No, not because this will be the second to last summer before the world ends, supposedly. It’s because the US will no longer see new versions of the Lotus Elise and Exige this side of the Atlantic once the summer comes along. This is due to the fact [...]
Remember those six supercar concepts that Lotus was flaunting around at auto shows last year? Well, it seems like production on those models may have to be delayed a little. Lotus has missed out on a £27.5 million ($39.6 million) loan from the government that it would have used to fund an expansion to its Hethel [...]
While Lotus is changing its philosophy and direction to compete with the likes of Ferrari, Aston Martin and Lamborghini, the automaker doesn’t seem to be giving up on its grassroots of cutting the weight off their vehicles. At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show next month, Lotus will show this 1.6 Lotus Elise Club Racer, which [...]
Lotus’s popularity has been on the rise since the Elise and Exige began selling here in the US. But seeing as how supercar and sports car wars are on the rise, Lotus plans to expand. And as a part of their demonstration, Lotus is planning to produce its own engines ranging from six to eight [...]
Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has a lot of ambitious plans for the British automaker’s future. For one, he wants Lotus to change its whole philosophy and compete with the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin. Having faced criticism from analysts on trying to create a British Ferrari, Bahar now says he wants Lotus to [...]
Lotus has just dropped some new images of the Esprit, Elite, Elan and Elise concepts (click on each link to learn more about the concept). All of Lotus’ concepts made our list of the Top 10 Concept Cars of 2010. If all goes as planned for Lotus, we should see all of these vehicles on [...]
As we say goodbye to 2010, we’re looking back at the most important parts of the automotive industry during the year. We’ve already taken a look at the Top 10 Automotive Industry Moments of 2010 and now we’re going to take a look at the Top 10 Concept Cars of 2010. What allows a concept [...]
Former General Motors chief Bob Lutz has said he gives the new innovative Lotus plan “a 60 percent chance” of achieving its objective of launching five new models, moving prices more upscale and hunting down 6,000 to 7,000 new car buyers a year. Lotus CEO Dany Bahar recently invited Lutz to become a member of [...]
We’re still emptying out our digital SLRs from the 2010 LA Auto Show and have come across some more interesting things you might want to take a look at. First up? Lotus and its eleventy (5 to be exact) concept cars. The Elite GT, Esprit, Elan, Elise, Eterne all made their North American debut in LA last week. Check out [...]
At an exclusive VIP event in Los Angeles during the 2010 LA Auto Show next week, Lotus will unveil a new art project called Metamorphosis – a selection of seven freaky “stunning” images alongside a book created by French writer, Caroline Gaudriault. Lotus says that both projects aim to capture the essence of Lotus’ evolution, [...]
