Lotus has released its first soft-top Exige model at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show, the Exige S Roadster. The luxury automaker says the model won’t be hitting U.S. soil and that it was crafted for sale mostly in Europe and Asia. That stinks. Power for the 2,400 lb Roadster comes from a 3.5-liter V6, giving [...]
All Lotuses manufactured between June 1, 2004 and November 30, 2006, despite their Toyota powerplants, seem to be having some very British reliability issues. After reports of smoking and in one case, a fire, Lotus is recalling Elises and Exiges from that time frame to replace a faulty oil cooler line. The line is prone [...]
Lotus has always been known for its raw performance, agility, handling and lightweight construction – and that’s not about to change. After months of speculation the company today took the covers off of its new 2012 Lotus Exige S, “the ultimate lightweight high performance sportscar.” Weight in at just 2,380-pounds and being powered by a 3.5 [...]
Lotus has been keeping us well in the loop with the plans of expansion over the next decade. So here’s another update. The Norfolk, UK manufacturer has apparently announced that the new Exige replacement’s engine will be a V6. Not too long ago, word was bouncing around that some journalists spotted a V6 Exige test [...]
Since Lotus has been finding its way into many of our headlines, it should be no surprise that their famous track monsters, the Elise and the Exige are on their way out. But Lotus has made sure to give them a not-so-quite exit, hence the reasons why they are releasing Final Editions for both of [...]
British magazine CAR has learned that Lotus will launch an Exige-based rally car at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Lotus recently announced it is widening its motorsport activities to offer a race car for GT rallying categories. There is no word on which formula (WRC or IRC) the Lotus Exige rally car will [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
