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  • Lotus Exige S Type 72 limited-edition breaks cover

    Group Lotus has revealed the Lotus Exige S Type 72, a mid-engined sportscar that pays tribute to the most successful Formula One car of all time, the Lotus Type 72 F1 car. (more…)

  • 2010 Lotus Exige Scura – the dark side strikes at Tokyo Motor show

    The ‘dark side’ of Lotus Cars is revealed. The new and limited edition – Lotus Exige Scura is named after its striking matt black and carbon fibre theme mixtured with high gloss ‘Phantom Black’ triple stripes. (more…)

  • Lotus Evora – Performance Car of the Year 2009

    There were 30 cars at the competition for Performance Car of the Year 2009. Among the competitors were Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and many other very well known marques. (more…)

  • Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar

    The base of this race car is the Lotus Evora Type 124, which was introduced earlier this year. There are number of changes, which has been made the car specially for endurance races.

    The Lotus Racercar will compete in several races during 2010/2011 season. One of them is the famous ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours at Nordschleife race track in Germany.

    Specifications:

    • Body: Lightweight composite and carbon fibre panels
    • Engine: V6 mid-mounted with 400ps
    • Gearbox: Six-speed sequential paddle shift racing gearbox
    • Brakes: AP Racing 6 piston callipers Front and Rear
    • Weight: 1200kg
    • Wheels: 18 inch rims with Pirelli racing slicks , 9 ½ J on the Front and 11 J on the Rear
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance RacecarThe base of this race car is the Lotus Evora Type 124, which was introduced earlier this year. There are number of changes, which has been made the car specially for endurance races.

    The Lotus Racercar will compete in several races during 2010/2011 season. One of them is the famous ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours at Nordschleife race track in Germany.

    Specifications:

    Body: Lightweight composite and carbon fibre panels
    Engine: V6 mid-mounted with 400ps
    Gearbox: S    ix–speed sequential paddle shift racing gearbox
    Brakes:     AP Racing 6 piston callipers Front and Rear
    Weight: 1200kg
    Wheels: 18 inch rims with Pirelli racing slicks ,     9 ½ J on the Front and 11 J on the Rear

  • Lotus will introduce the Range Extender Engine at Frankurt Motor Show 2009

    This is a 1.2 litre 3-cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder belt-driven engine. It produces 47bhp at 3500 rpm via integrated electrical generator and 107N/m of torque.

    Like all other manufacturers, Lotus also are targeted to hybrid vehicles. The Lotus Range Extender engine offers the advantage of a cost effective design, high efficiency and low mass and in the same time extended range.

    The main project is called “Limo-green” and it is a collaboration between Lotus Engineering, Jaguar Cars Ltd, MIRA Ltd and Caparo Vehicle Technologies. The goal is making a large executive saloon with less than 120 g/km CO2 emissions.

    Technical details:
    Technical specification of the Lotus Range Extender engine

    General 1.2 litre 3-cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder, SOHC Belt driven
    Construction Monoblock with Integrated Exhaust Manifold All aluminium Balance shaft (optional) Direct-coupled generator
    Bore and Stroke 75.0 mm x 90.0 mm
    Compression ratio 10:1
    Maximum power 35 kW (47 bhp) at 3500 rpm via integrated electrical generator
    Peak torque 107 Nm at 2500 rpm
    Maximum BMEP 11.2 bar
    Maximum Engine Speed 3500 rpm
    Fuel System Port fuel injection, Lotus EMS
    Fuel 95 RON ULG / ethanol / methanol
    Dry weight 56 kg

  • Lotus Elise Club Racer – a stunning combination of performance, efficiency and style

    Making its debut at the I.A.A. in Frankfurt 2009, the Special Edition Lotus Elise Club Racer introduces new and exclusive colour schemes, bespoke interior and lightweight components all in a world class, high performance and low emission sportscar.

    The CO2 is only 179 g/km and combined with the performance – 0-100km/h in just 6.1 seconds and fuel consumption as low as 7.6L/100km the small car becomes extraordinary good.

    Lotus has taken four of the classic colour schemes used by Lotus in the 1960s (Elite Yellow, Carbon Grey, Sky Blue and Old English White) and combined them with exclusive Club Racer interior design features to give a stunning sportscar that beautifully morphs function and form. (more…)

  • The hand built Lotus Evora

    The new sports coupe from Lotus is now available in UK. This astonishing car is called Evora.

    It has 3.5 litre V6 delivering 280ps and 350N/m. The acceleration is stunning 0-60 in just 4.9 second and top speed ot 261km/h. All this power is put on the road by 6 speed manual gear box. The total weight of the car is 1380kg.

    Besides the sporty nature of the car, engineers took care about the luxury inside the beast. Only high quality materials were used for building the car and the result is obvious. (more…)

  • 2010 Lotus Exige Cup 260

    More power, better handling and less weight is the perfect formula for better race car. The Lotus Exige Cup 260 is one of the best track cars –  In most common discipline the 100 km/h come in 4.1s and top speed is 245km/h. The car weights only 890kg, which guarantees awesome handling. (more…)

  • Hennessey VENOM GT supercar – the nowadays 289 AC Cobra

    Hennessey Performance will unveil publicly their VENOM GT supercar at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The VENOM GT will be powered by specially-tuned, supercharged and twin-turbocharged Corvette ZR1-LS9 engine. (more…)

  • Lotus City Car Concept Design

    Recently at the automarket, buyers are downsizing their vehicles and engines to save money and fuel, and the purchases of city cars are on the rise. The ”Automotive Engineer” magazine asked Russell Carr, head of Lotus Design – How they see the future and how could they improve on the Smart ForTwo and Toyota iQ? (more…)

  • Lotus selected Pirelli P ZeroTM for the stunning new Evora

    Lotus Cars Limited is delighted to announce that it has selected Pirelli as the principal supplier of tyres for the stunning new Lotus Evora. (more…)

  • 2010 Model Year Elise and Exige Now Cleaner than Ever

    For 2010 Model Year, the Elise and Exige have substantially reduced CO2 emissions and improved fuel consumption (more…)