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Team LoTRDC 24Hrs Qualifying Update
The Team LoTRDC guys are currently out in Barcelona at the moment preparing for this weekends 24 hour race. The guys have been doing a stellar job adapting to running the car on full slicks with an enhanced aero package, as well as coping with the heat and keeping people updated on their progress through […]
Alesi to take on Indy 500 with Lotus
Jean Alesi is set to make a return to competitive motorsport next year when he joins Lotus to contest the 96th running of the world famous Indy 500 race. Alesi, 47, is a veteran of Formula 1, with 201 race starts and 1 win to name in his 12 year career, but has yet to […]
Lotus Cars – Don’t Try This At Home
Owning a Lotus is one thing, but really being able to drive it is quite another. For those looking how to learn how to make the most of their car there are many options, including the excellent Car Limits, as well as Lotus’s own Lotus Driving Academy. This has recently been revamped to take advantage […]
More Lotus Than Ever? A Roundup of the Frankfurt Motor Show
The Frankfurt Motor Show is well under way now, but if you’re looking for a summary of the Lotus announcements from Frankfurt the opening days of the show then we’ve got just the thing for you. Take a look at our latest article to find out about the new Evora GTE, Elise S, Exige V6 […]
Lotus Cars – MY12 Price List Available
The price list for the Lotus Cars 2012 range is available here. Headline figures include Base Evora prices rise a little for MY12 due to an increased basic trim level including Bi-Xenon headlights and body colour door handles as standard, from £51,550 for the Evora 2+0 up to £62,450 for the Evora S 2+2. Lotus […]
Lotus V8 and Esprit Teaser Video
Just managed to dig this out, thought people might be interested… Watch the original video on YouTube In it you can hear the new in-house Lotus V8 engine spinning up for the first time along with some more details on the new Esprit. Promising signs of development on the ‘New Era’ models… The new Lotus […]
Lotus Cars – Lotus Motorsport Sign PETRONAS
Lotus yesterday announced that PETRONAS have signed up to sponsor the Lotus Motorsport Evora cars competing in various levels of GT racing. Watch the original video on YouTube “PETRONAS will become the Official Lubricants Partner for Lotus Motorsport cars competing in various high profile international GT categories. As a result, The Evora GT4s competing in […]
Lotus Cars – First F1 Points For Bruno Senna Round Off Successful Weekend For Group Lotus Motorsport
Lotus Cars have posted a round up of Lotus’s performance in last weekends F1, GP2 and GP3 at Monza, along with the Evora GTE in the 6-hour Silverstone Intercontinental Le Mans Championship race… With Lotus-ART drivers Valtteri Bottas and James Calado both fighting for the championship, there was a frenzy of excitement in the team […]
Frankfurt Motor Show Links
Just a quick round up of the Frankfurt announcements so far for Lotus. Exige V6 Rally Exige Elise S and SPS Evora S IPS and MY12 updates European spec Evora GTE
Lotus Cars – Fortune Favours the Brave
We almost didn’t feature this, we’ve all seen the Evora GTE already and there wasn’t much in the way of new information here. Then they added the pictures up on the press site and I spotted the spoiler. Nice to see Lotus taking on-board the one major criticism of the previous show car. Commenting on […]
Lotus Cars – Actions Speak Louder than Words (Evora MY12 Updates)
Another new model from Frankfurt…. The Evora S IPS has been unveiled, combining the Evora S supercharged engine with the Evora IPS’s paddle shift automatic gearbox and all the lovely MY12 enhancements. This one is sure to please the US market…. New Evora S with IPS option added to the award-winning Evora line-up • You […]
Lotus Cars – The Return of Lotus to Rally
We’ve seen Lotus come back to F1, Indycar and GT racing over the past couple years, and now their returning to another famous discipline – rallying – with the Exige R-GT car, aimed at the FIA GT category for tarmac rallies. What better way to demonstrate Lotus’ superior ride and handling than by re-entering the […]