Few automakers short of Jeep love cranking out new variants of a current model like Lotus. Today, the storied British sports car manufacturer revealed the new Exige Sport 410, essentially a more comfortable and road-friendly version of the track-focused Exige Cup 430. This is a mid-engine coupe with 410 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque […]
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Lightweight Limbo: Lotus Applies Familiar Formula to Final 3-Eleven 430
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Lightweight Limbo: Lotus Applies Familiar Formula to Final 3-Eleven 430
– For Lotus, it has always been about weight and the minimization thereof. Most cars that the small-scale British manufacturer releases are studies in putting power to the ground in the most tactical way possible, shedding pounds and finding creative ways to cheat the wind. The newly announced Lotus 3-Eleven 430, an updated version of the 3-Eleven, is no different. – […]
Lotus CEO busted doing 30 over the limit uses 'Test Driver' defense
A UK police officer busted Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales doing 102 miles per hour in a Lotus on the A11 motorway near the carmaker’s Hethel HQ. Doing 102 mph in a Lotus isn’t a problem. Doing 102 mph in a Lotus in a 70-mph zone, however, is. The even bigger problem for Gales was that […]
New Owner Says Lotus Will Be a Rival to Porsche and Ferrari
– – Lotus has always had a thing for unsuitable partners, but that could be set to change with what we’re told will be a serious chunk of investment from its new owner, Chinese automaker Geely, which has the ambition to turn the British sports-car maker into a rival to Ferrari and Porsche. – […]
‘Flying Lotus in 3D’ is a jam session between music and holograms
Backstage at the concert venue Brooklyn Steel in New York, the artist Flying Lotus was discussing his persistent desire to create experiences so new that they were inconceivable to an audience before the show. “I want people to be able to just be like, ‘Wow, that exists? Wow, this is happening? This is possible?’” said […]
Leaked patent images show forthcoming Lotus SUV
Upon discovering leaked patent images of a Lotus SUV, the proper response is, “It’s about time.” Not because we’ve been insomniac with anticipation of a people-hauler from Hethel, but because we’ve had at least three years to prepare. Make that ten years if you start the clock from when Lotus blitzed the 2006 Paris Motor […]
Lotus Elise Cup 260 celebrates the automaker's 70th anniversary
Lotusrides the special edition train nearly as often as Jeep. When you only sell a few models, you need to make the most of what you have. Today, Lotus announced a new very-limited-edition variant, the Elise Cup 260. Just 30 examples will be built and, based on pricing, it doesn’t look like it will be […]
Toyota Goes GRMN, Gives a Yaris the Heart of a Lotus Elise
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Toyota Goes GRMN, Gives a Yaris the Heart of a Lotus Elise
– As the pioneer of hybrids, Toyota is the quintessential “green” brand. It’s a nice reputation to coast on; once established, it gives the company leeway to get away with a bit more than the competition. Case in point: the Europe-only Toyota Yaris GRMN. No, they didn’t leave the vowels out of “German”; the letters […]