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. [...]
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, [...]
So remember the fleet of six new models that Lotus debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show including the Elite GT, Esprit, Elan, Elise, Eterne and the City Car Concept? Well, it turns out that only one of them is really in development as of right now. According to insiders only the Lotus Esprit is said to have serious engineering work [...]
Lotus Cars took the 2010 Paris Motor Show by storm with a debut of six new models (in concept form) including the Elite GT, Esprit, Elan, Elise, Eterne and the City Car Concept. All models are expected to hit the markets within the next four years – however, skeptics have questioned how Lotus plans on [...]
* Updated with video. At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the new management team at Lotus Cars laid out an aggressive plan for the future of the company. The debuts include five new cars, including a sedan (which we’ll talk about shortly) One of the first models to be revealed is the new Lotus Esprit [...]
The 2010 Paris Motor Show will be very exciting for Lotus. The British automaker is scheduled to unveil the next-generation Lotus Esprit, a new concept, and two new versions of the Lotus Evora. According to sources, a top-of-the-line version of the Lotus Esprit will be powered by the 552-hp 4.8L V10 engine found in the [...]
The Lotus Esprit, discontinued in 2004, represents storied sports car producer”s Lotus last attempt to develop a full-bodied supercar. It should come to the delight of every true motorhead to hear that Lotus intends to re-enter the supercar fray with an offering to be revealed at the Paris Motor Show in September. Perhaps even more [...]
We’ve been hearing about the delays to the next-generation Lotus Esprit for quite some time now. However, according to AutoCar the Esprit program has been given the green light and we’ll hear more details when the company’s new CEO Danny Bahr is due to reveal his seven-year plan. A source said that the replacement for [...]
