The hottest ever version of Lotus’s ballistic extruded-aluminium Exige has been unveiled; the Exige Sport 380. It features aggressive aero and a more powerful engine. The Sport 380 can be marked out with anodised red highlights, a far more aggressive aerodynamic kit that was perfected in a wind tunnel, carbon fibre […]
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New Lotus Elise on the way, to remain under 1000kg – report
Lotus has had its fair share of troubles in recent times, with no blank ink on the balance sheet ever since 2000 and having to abandon extravagant plans for a new range of next-gen vehicles under former CEO Dany Bahar. But now there’s good news with the company returning to […]
Lotus Evora Sport 410 announced; more power, less weight
Lotus has released details of its upcoming lightweight, more powerful version of the Evora known as the Evora Sport 410. The Evora Sport first broke the veil earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, pleasing the crowd with its sharpened up design lines and promises of more power complimented […]
Lotus Exige 350 Special Edition announced
Lotus has revealed a special edition Exige 350 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Hethel factory, dubbed the Exige 350… you guessed it, Special Edition. The Exige 350 is one three special models created to commemorate Lotus’s half-century anniversary, following the introduction of the Evora 400 Hethel Edition and […]
Lotus Elise Cup 250 Special Edition revealed
Welcome to the Lotus Elise 250 Special Edition; the lightest and fastest Elise model ever to roll off the Hethel production line. It is based on the Elise 250 Cup and tips the scales at just 899kg, which is 25kg lighter than the Elise 250. It has been built to […]
Lotus announces lightweight options for Evora 400
Light is right, according to Lotus. So to emphasise this point, the manufacturer has released a new carbon kit and other upgrades for the Evora 400, all in the name of shedding weight. Lotus’s carbon pack includes a new front splitter, roof panel, rear wing and diffuser, front access panel, […]
Lotus Elise Race 250; “most accomplished” Elise racer yet
Lotus has released its most hardcore track-only variant of the Elise, named the Elise Race 250. On the outset, sadly, this isn’t a road-legal car. It takes its platform from the Elise Cup 250 that made its first appearance at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, and is purely […]
All-new Lotus Elise coming in 2020, to keep lightweight focus
Lotus is finally readying an all-new Elise in 2020, after many false starts over 15 years. The original debuted in 1996, featuring a world-first extruded and glued chassis and a 690kg kerb weight. As a result, it was able to sprint to 100km/h in under 6.0 seconds. Over the years, […]