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Lotus revealing the Evora 2010 at the British Motor Show
 Lotus revealed the Evora 2010 at the British Motor Show. Hand crafted, made on a dedicated brand new assembly line on the high tech manufacturing facility of Lotus at Hethel on the east in England; the capacity limitations will be restricting the production to 2000 autos a year approximately, ensuring the dynamic all-new sports vehicle’s exclusivity and rarity. Mike Kimberley, the CEO of Group Lotus plc, say this about that exciting brand new unit: “The Evora is the biggest milestone Lotus has achieved since the Elise was born 13 years ago and is part of our bold five year strategic plan, which includes the ...
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Project Eagle, The New Distinctive, Mid-engined, 2+2 Sportscar from Lotus
 Eagerly anticipated and making its official global debut at the British Motorshow in London on July 22nd, the first all-new car from Lotus since the iconic Elise in 1995, will enter the sportscar market as the only mid-engined 2+2 in production. The new car, which is known only by its project name `Eagle`, is a more holistic offering than the Elise and Exige models that have been so massively popular with track day enthusiasts. The car, the name for which will be announced at the British Motorshow on 22nd July at an 11:30 press conference, is designed for people who desire exotic sportscar characteristics of ...
Tags: eagle, project, new-lotus, lotus-eagle
Spyker and Lotus cooperating
 Lotus and Spyker have reached an agreement today for the outline of the intended cooperation, including a Parts and Platform Commonality Agreement, Parts and Accessories Supply Agreement pursuant which Lotus would now provide certain parts for the Spyker’s all-new C8 Aileron super sportscar, plus a concept Design and Engineering Agreement that's relating to the future models from Spyker.The objective is to be reducing costs of parts, components - sharing technology.Victor R. Muller, the CEO of Spyker Cars says: “Our company has had a very fruitful cooperation with Lotus, developed over the past four years, relating to engineering services in respect of certain components of our ...
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Lotus Entry Level 2-Eleven 2008
 Today Lotus revealed the entry level 2-Eleven plus extensive area of Lotus Sport performance settings. The all-new 2-Eleven cost 34,695 euro. The brand new entry-level 2-Eleven weights just 720 kg and it`s powered by naturally aspirated, 189 hp high revving engine from Elise R. It makes the sprint from 0 to 60 mph in only 3.8 seconds and can reach a maxim speed of 150 mph.The addition of Aero Pack gives the ability of changing the high speed balance of the vehicle through the adjustment of the rear wing angle: having the wing set at top attack over 10 % of the auto’s weight is ...
Tags: lotus, entry, level, 2-eleven, 2008
Spying on the Lotus Project Eagle prototype
 Just a week ago, the spy photographers snapped the world first photos of Lotus `Project Eagle` test auto, mostly showing the rear and front of the car. We`ve got now two additional pictures providing a better idea of the vehicle`s size and side profile. About Project Eagle little is known at this point, but it’s believed that the auto will be powered by Toyota-sourced 3.0L V6 making about 300 horsepower. Sources indicate also that a base unit with a V6 2.5L could be offered also. Whatever the powerplant, its power is expected to be placed to the rear wheels through a paddle shift gearbox. The ...
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Lotus Europa SE, S 2008 debuted
 Lotus, the sports auto maker took the wraps off the revised Europa coupe area for this year at the Motor Show in Geneva. The popular `S` unit gets a fresh appearance for this new year, and a brand new SE vehicle enjoys its world reavealing. These new Europa versions have been especially designed for Europe and will be exclusively sold there from this year’s June. There’s no indication of plans for availability in United States. The Europa has a 2.0-liter mid-mounted turbocharged engine, that’s tuned in the SE at 222 horsepower with 221 pound-feet torque. Even though Europa is engineered having more relaxed characteristics of ...
Tags: lotus, europa, se, s, 2008, debut, launch
Proton R3 Satria at the Melbourne International Motor Show
 Australia will have a sneak preview from Proton of its next hot generation hatch when it reveals the Proton R3 Satria on February 29 at the Melbourne International Motor Show. The R3 Satria it`s developed by the special vehicles and motorsport arm - R3 from Proton, which stands for Race, Rally, Research - at its headquarters are in Shah Alam in Malaysia.R3 is headed up by ex Lotus engineer, prominent Malaysia racing driver Tengku Djan Ley. This R3 Satria mixes a range of special body enhancements as well as a suspension development and high performance power plant, giving Satria Neo a veritable edge in the ...
Tags: hatch, hatchback, proton, r3, satria, melbourne, international, motor, show
The Supercar from Lotus
 Lotus` next supercar has been spotted hiding under its protective cover. No details available yet. It`s just `THE Supercar` — with a possible V8 Jaguar-sourced making 420 horsepower. Power will probably be sent through a Volkswagen gearbox. Lotus will develop the auto`s active suspension.
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Lotus Project Eagle in showrooms in 2009
 Spy photographers captured a test mule for the new Lotus 2+2, called Project Eagle. The Lotus Esprit body covers the brand new mid-engine coupe; meantime the engineers continue to develop. The existence of this project was recently confirmed.It`s believed that the auto will run with a 3.0L Toyota-sourced V6 making around 300 horsepower. The power will be placed to the rear wheels through a paddle shift gearbox. Project Eagle should be available in Lotus showrooms in 2009, featuring a convertible variant soon after.
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The fabulous Lotus Hot Wheels Concept
 Group Lotus plc teamed up with the Hot Wheels®, the global die-cast name, for designing, developing and producing a Lotus Hot Wheels® Concept auto. Steven Crijns, the Lotus Design Manager and concept creator explained: `Hot Wheels® cars are barely 75mm long, so specific attention went to create a bold shape that would work well at this scale. Another challenge was to create an exciting design that would work well as a toy. The car needed to be recognisable as a Lotus without having to turn it over to look at the badge underneath, so I took elements from the Elise and Exige such as the ...
Tags: lotus, group, hot, wheels, concept
- february 2008
Lotus Elise
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 155 km/h- september 2003
Lotus Europa
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 155 km/h- july 2007
Lotus Exige
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: NG
Topspeed: 140 km/h- august 1997
Lotus Esprit
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 196 km/h
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