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New Lotus Evora ‘more rated than slated’ by magazine readers

Posted in Lotus News on the 24 Dec 2008

A poll has revealed that far more readers of iMotor magazine rate ‘rather than slate’ the new Lotus Evora.
The Evora could boost the popularity of used Lotus cars such as the Elise and Exige models.
After 40,000 votes were totted up, 95 per cent of voters rated the new 2+2, with only five [...]

New Lotus to go on display at MPH The Prestige & Performance Motor show

Posted in Exige News on the 03 Nov 2008

A specially-designed Lotus will be on display at MPH The Prestige & Performance Motor show at the end of the month, it has been revealed.
The car, a Lotus 2-Eleven, will be decked out in the same green and yellow racing colours which famously adorned the Team Lotus Type 49 F1 car raced by Jim [...]

Lotus to develop biofuel engine

Posted in Exige News on the 20 Aug 2008

Lotus Engineering has announced plans to develop an engine that runs on renewable fuels.
Sponsored by the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) and in partnership with the Jaguar and Queen’s University Belfast, the engine is expected to significantly increase fuel efficiency for sustainable bio alcohol fuels.
With an innovative variable compression ratio system [...]

Auctioneer achieves record for classic Lotus

Posted in Lotus News on the 27 Jul 2007

A former Grand Prix car has fetched £286,000 at an auction and was bought by a collector from Europe who plans to bring it back to its full glory.
In a lot consisting of many competition cars, the Lotus 72 set the record for auction house H&H which described it as "one of the prettiest [...]

Lotus inspires new supermini to the market

Posted in Lotus News on the 15 Mar 2007

Classic British car manufacturer Lotus has inspired the creation of a new supermini – the Proton Satria Neo.
This new car from Proton, which is part of the Lotus family of automakers, is available with a choice of 1.3-litre or 1.6-litre engines.
The vehicle’s exterior styling displays the clearest input from Lotus, with a boldly sculpted [...]

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