In June of this year Dany Bahar was fired from his role as CEO of Lotus following the results of an investigation made by the board of Lotus’ parent company, DRB-Hicom. Now Bahar has hit back by filing a claim against DRB-Hicom for wrongful dismissal in a Malaysian court. As part of the...
With Formula One on hiatus until the first weekend of September, there are some good opportunities for a "fix" when anyone needs one. Two teams have already offered a way to... July 31, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Lotus is in ten kinds of disarray at the moment, with CEO Dany Bahar recently canned, owners DRB-Hicom revising the upcoming product plan, and even some speculation over a... July 26, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
Lotus has unveiled its new Evora based race car that will compete in the newly established GX experimental class in the Grand-Am Rolex series. Based loosely on the Evora GTC... July 25, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In a sign that Lotus’ new owner is committed to the British sports car company, DRB-Hicom, the Malaysian investment group that recently bought a controlling stake of... July 25, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
It was close to two years ago that Lotus, led by recently-ousted CEO Dany Bahar, announced its overly ambitious turnaround plan at the 2010 Paris Auto Show by presenting a... July 16, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Track days are growing in popularity worldwide, and there’s no shortage of track-only cars to choose from. If your budget is modest, a used-but-serviceable SCCA racer... July 13, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Lotus revealed its sharp-edged Exige S coupe at last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, and since then has occasionally teased the car in videos. Now the Hethel-based... July 12, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Ryan Hunter-Reay scored his third consecutive victory in the IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 season, winning the Honda Indy Toronto in his No. 28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda... July 9, 2012 by Anne Proffit
With engine competition for the first time since 2005 and with new rules that limit teams to five engines per season, the IZOD IndyCar Series has announced the status of... July 2, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Despite being one of the more performance-oriented brands in the industry, Lotus also happens to be a leader when it comes to fuel-saving hybrid technology. Having already... July 2, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
INDYCAR made it official - Lotus has been allowed to modify certain homologated parts to improve the performance of the 2.2-liter V-6 twin-turbocharged engine it uses in the... June 28, 2012 by Anne Proffit
The IZOD IndyCar Series teams have completed their all-important second practice that will designate lineups for the three heat race scheduled later this evening. Those three... June 22, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Lotus Racing is moving forward in its efforts to improve the 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged IZOD indyCar Series engine it produces with the engineering assistance of Engine... June 22, 2012 by Anne Proffit
The IZOD IndyCar Series returns to Iowa Speedway for this weekend's Iowa Corn 250, a night race and the third oval contest in a row, after Texas and Milwaukee. The defending... June 21, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Following a suspension last month amid an investigation into misconduct--likely related to his use of company funds to extensively refurbish his several houses--Lotus CEO... June 7, 2012 by Nelson Ireson