According to reports coming out of the UK, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar is looking for a partner who can buy Lotus from parent company Proton. Proton has controlled Lotus since 1996 and was recently sold to Malaysian Conglomerate DRB-Hicom. Reports suggest that Bahar is making the move because Proton’s new owner may not be open [...]
Lotus has just dropped a video teasing its upcoming Esprit model and its new V8 engine that is currently under development. The model is expected to hit roads next year. The new V8 will have a displacement of 4.8 liters with power to come in around 612-hp. It will be mated to 7-speed dual-clutch semi-automatic [...]
If someone told you today that a British company is on its way to build Britain’s fastest and most powerful production, you would probably think they are talking about Aston Martin or McLaren Automotive. Well, you’re thinking wrong (at least for now). According to Lotus’ chief technical officer Wolf Zimmermann, the company is planning a [...]
Lotus’ new CEO Dany Bahar may be seen as an amateur in the industry, but the man now has 20 months as the head of Lotus under his belt and is looking to make some big moves. Bahar, who quit his top marketing job at Ferrari in 2009 to become CEO of Lotus Cars, has [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Lotus’ CEO Dany Bahar says that Lotus is planning to power the new Esprit with its own design for a V8 powerplant. He said that Lotus engineers are currently studying the feasibility of production an all-new V8, which would appear on the 2012 Esprit coupe and a V6 for the new Elan and other models. [...]
