Could the Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel enter production? According to a post on Lotus Enthusiast, that’s an entirely real possibility due to interest from Youngman Auto, which is the British automaker’s Chinese partner. It seems that the Tri-Fuel was a big hit at the recent Shanghai Motor Show, leading Youngman to submit a formal application [...]
Rumors have been circulating for almost a week that Lotus was planning to release a stripped-down, low-cost version of the Elise in the States. Today, we finally received confirmation from Lotus’ U.S. PR-man, Kevin Smith, that indeed, the Elise “Purist” edition is on the way, and unlike the dozens of other limited-edition Elises coming out [...]
Lotus Engineering and Harman International have announced a partnership to develop Active Noise Control (ANC) technology for cars. Lotus will continue to develop their existing range of ANC technologies, and Harmon Becker will be the exclusive manufacturer of the systems, which could be customized and sold to OEMs as upscale infotainment sytems. ANC technologies currently [...]
The new Lotus Evora that’s debuting this spring is the first product built on the British automaker’s new Versatile Vehicle Architecture. The VVA builds on what Lotus learned from developing the Elise and its derivatives, including working with aluminum extrusions and industrial bonding. The modular system allows Lotus to create a wide variety of low [...]
Following hot on the heels of full details released on the new Lotus Evora come reports of a convertible version to follow within a couple of years. Although this isn’t the first time we’ve heard news of a convertible Evora in the works, previous reports suggested that a fully automatic retractable hard-top would be fitted. [...]
The first production examples of the Lotus Evora have now started down the build process with its aluminum chassis being fabricated at Lotus Lightweight Structures in Worcester, UK and final assembly taking place at Lotus’ Hethel factory. With the first cars scheduled to be delivered to customers in May, Lotus has released content lists for [...]
Lotus has unleashed a slightly revised Exige S for the 2010 model year at the Geneva Motor Show, and thankfully, it seems the U.K.-based automaker has for the most part chosen not to mess with a good thing. The bulk of the changes are minor updates to the car’s outer skin, including a new front [...]
Autocar is reporting that the compact Jaguar XE sports car due in about two years time will be based on a shortened version of the XK’s extruded and cast aluminum frame. The dimensions are supposedly going to challenge those of the Mercedes SLK, and that narrower chassis created for the XE could then be lengthened [...]