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Lotus To Lose Two INDYCAR Teams?

Over the course of three races in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season, it's been easy to see which engine manufacturers did plenty of homework and who's prepared for the rigors of this year's manufacturers' championship fight. The nods go to Ilmor Ltd and their new Chevrolet engine and, as well to...

April 23, 2012 by Anne Proffit

Entries In For 96th Indianapolis 500

Lotus Esprit Supercar Due In 2014, Pending DRB-Hicom Approval

Evaluating The Lotus Rant: Fact And Fiction

Lotus Goes On The Defense With Bizarre Facebook Rant

Following recent reports that Lotus was ending sponsorship of the Lotus F1 team and, of more concern, could possibly be put into administration by its new parent, Malaysian... April 12, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Lotus In Trouble, May Be Sold To China’s Youngman: Report

Following yesterday’s news that Group Lotus was ending its sponsorship of the Lotus F1 team while leaving the team’s name unchanged, a new report suggests that... April 11, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Lotus F1 Losing Lotus Group Backing?

The money woes besetting Group Lotus, which has been spreading its wings in all forms of major motor racing over the past two years, are spreading to the province of Formula... April 10, 2012 by Anne Proffit

Katherine Legge's Journey To Racing Respectability

This hasn't been an optimal start to the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series for Katherine Legge, who is listed as rookie driver for Dragon Racing's No. 6 TrueCar... April 4, 2012 by Anne Proffit

The Lotus XI "Wide Body" competes at Le Mans, 1956.

Impressive Lotus Collection To Be Auctioned By Bonhams

In the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix, legendary driver Jim Clark dominated the competition in his Lotus 25 Formula One car. A young Olav Glasius was so impressed by both the Lotus... April 3, 2012 by Kurt Ernst

Conor Daly Ready For Second Season In GP3

Second generation driver Conor Daly, son of Derek and Beth, is embarking on his sophomore year of GP3 racing as he vies to make his way toward Formula One. Last year Daly... March 29, 2012 by Anne Proffit

Lotus Selects Mansory As Official Customization Studio

Any performance or luxury automaker worth its salt these days offers some level of personalization for its cars. After all, if you’re dropping the price of an average... March 26, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Lotus F1 Team Inks 3-Year Pact With Microsoft Dynamics

The Lotus F1 Team that features returning 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen together with Romain Grosjean and Renault engines in its E20 chassis, has announced a... March 14, 2012 by Anne Proffit

Lotus Temporarily Suspends Work On Future Models: Report

Just a few months back, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar was given a new four-year contract by parent company Proton. For a short while, at least, it was easy to believe that Lotus would... March 13, 2012 by Kurt Ernst

Castroneves Leads Second Day Of INDYCAR Testing

The second day of IZOD IndyCar Series "spring training" on Sebring International Raceway 1.67-mile short course was simply on fire. Nothing like NASCAR's big jet-dryer blowup... March 8, 2012 by Anne Proffit

2013 Lotus Exige S Roadster Makes Debut

While it wasn’t the long-rumored convertible Evora that we had been hoping for, Lotus did stay true to its word and blew “the roof off” one of its models at... March 8, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Lotus Exige R-GT Rally Car Set For April Debut

Think of rally cars, and what comes to mind? The Citroen DS3 of current WRC title holder Sebastian Loeb? The Ford Fiesta RS WRC of Ken Block? Perhaps the Audi Sport quattro... March 5, 2012 by Kurt Ernst

Formula One Testing Resumes In Barcelona

The final four-day pre-season test for Formula One began at Barcelona's Circuito de Catalunya on Thursday under sunny and dry conditions. There were 10 teams at the test, all... March 1, 2012 by Anne Proffit

Simona de Silvestro tests at Sebring - Lotus HVM Racing photo

Lotus HVM INDYCAR Racing Team Tests Own Car At Sebring

Lotus HVM Racing has completed its first IZOD IndyCar Series test using its own car and engine at Sebring this week; it had been working with the Lotus manufacturer test team... February 25, 2012 by Anne Proffit

Lotus Planning F1-Inspired Evora GTE For Geneva Motor Show

Kimi Raikkonen will be on hand at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, fielding questions about a new F1-inspired version of the Lotus Evora GTE. So far, details on the car are... February 22, 2012 by Nelson Ireson