Tagged “Lotus”

  • Lotus Carlton voted favorite Vauxhall ever

    Markets outside the UK and Europe were unfortunately not made familiar with the rip-snorting Lotus Carlton - a heavily modified Vauxhall Carlton - during its short lifetime. Nevertheless, the utterly...

  • Lotus Evora attracts celebrity pre-orders

    Until the Evora came along in the middle of this year, Lotus hadn't introduced a truly new car to its ranks since the Elise/Exige arose 13 years ago, instead contenting itself with special, high-perfo...

  • Lotus updates Exige Sport Cup 260 for 2009

    Keeping Colin Chapman’s belief of increased performance through less weight clearly in mind when enhancing the Exige Sport Cup 260, Lotus engineers have improved on the already nimble 2008 version o...

  • Lotus builds £150,000 diamond encrusted Europa

    Lotus has unveiled a fully customized diamond-set Europa valued at £150,000 (approximately $266,500) just days out from its 60th birthday, which falls on the 14th of this month. The diamond anniversa...

  • Project Kahn modified Lotus Elise

    As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations Lotus will be teaming up with British tuner Project Kahn to build a special package for the Elise and plans to debut the first modified vehicle next month...

  • Report: 2011 launch date for Lotus Esprit successor

    Speaking at the debut of the new Evora GT at last month’s London Motor Show, Lotus CEO Mike Kimberley reaffirmed his earlier comments that the sports car manufacturer is well underway on its five ye...

  • Lotus reportedly considering Carlton comeback

    Lotus could be resurrecting the Carlton according to the CEO of Lotus Group, Mike Kimberley. The Lotus Carlton was a special version of the Vauxhall Carlton (Omega in mainland Europe) built during the...

  • Stark Auto releases custom Lotus Elise R package

    The Lotus Elise R from Stark Automotive offers supercar-like performance for sportscar prices. Claimed figures of 0-60mph (0-96km/h) in 3.9 seconds, 0-100mph (0-160km/h) in 9.5 seconds and a top speed...

  • Lotus names new 2+2 GT ‘Evora’

    Lotus has revealed the new name of its latest model, a 2+2 GT that made its official debut today at the London Motor Show. The car will from now be known as the ‘Evora’ (named after a city in Port...

  • Lotus unveils Eco Elise Concept

    Lotus has given us an early look at a new environmentally friendly concept based on its Elise sports car, which is set to make its world debut in less than a fortnight at the London Motor Show. While...

  • Lotus adds new entry-level 2-Eleven

    A year after the launch of the original 2-Eleven track special at last year’s Geneva Motor Show Lotus has introduced a new entry level 2-Eleven plus an extensive range of Lotus Sport performance opt...