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Lotus, aiming to rejoin the ranks of the supercars again is introducing a new limited production halo vehicle. The Evija will be a fully electric hypercar costing $2.11 million each with only 130 copies made. The car is said to be capable of 1,973 horsepower from four electric motors and have a range of up to 250 miles. Electric vehicles aren't known for being lightweight with their heavy battery packs, so Lotus is offsetting the 70 kWh battery's weight with a fully carbon fiber monoque chassis. Lotus is confident that the car will reach the 3,704 lb. target weight. The 0-62mph time is said to be less than three seconds with a top speed of more than 200 mph.…
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http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/24/lotus-a...ncept-unveiled/ Anyone posted this? Just if Lotus was still GM and Pontiac built this to replace the Vibe...
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Spied: Lotus "Esprit" "Esprit" in quotes because it's unclear whether this car will carry its predecessor's name. Read @ Auto Express
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2-for-1 Spied: Tesla Roadster and Lotus Esprit Lotus finally is working flat out on the replacement of the legendary Esprit, which gained world fame for its roles starring in two James Bond films. Internally known by the code name MSC, the new Esprit is now expected to debut in autumn 2008 for the 2009 model year. Improvised test mules have been around for quite some time, but now, the first complete prototype has hit the roads, which gives evidence that all crucial design features of the vehicle, such as the principal structural design and manufacturing technology, packaging and drivetrain supplier have all been irrevocably decided. [...] The Tesla Roadster is prett…
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Lotus to Bring the Exige S Stateside Finally. Lotus is sending its top-shelf hooch to the US, in the form of a superchargerd Exige S. The company anounced today that the near-supercar Exige is coming to the states in the form of a 220-hp version (a 16-percent lift from the base model). The coupe, which weighs in at 2,077 pounds, can get from zero to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds (nearly a second faster than the base model) and to 100 mph in 11 seconds, under the command of a six-speed tranny. Top speed is 148 mph. The model also gets variable-revs cam switching, by way of its T4e engine control system. For you? $56,990. Operators are standing by. Read "Supercharged Lotus Exig…
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Lotus Sport Makes North American Debut Date posted: 04-19-2006 DULUTH, Georgia — The first U.S. products to feature the Lotus Sport badge — the track-only supercharged 243-hp Lotus Sport Exige Cup and the street-legal 2006 Lotus Sport Elise — were unveiled at the New York International Auto Show. The British brand also introduced the first in a new line of Lotus Sport competition parts for the U.S. market. "There are thousands of Elise owners in this market who are serious about increasing the performance of their Lotus in a motorsports environment," said Mark O'Shaughnessy, Lotus Cars USA director of sales and marketing. "The debut of Lotus Sport products will give t…
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Driving the quickest factory Lotus ever, on road and track By Alistair Weaver Date posted: 03-20-2006 A motoring journalist is nothing if not cynical. Every day we are peppered with press releases explaining that the latest sedan is the "greatest," "fastest," "safest" or "most beautiful" car that this "legendary" manufacturer has ever produced. If you think real estate agents tell the best fibs, you've never read an automotive press release. Lotus might be a tiny player on the world stage, but its PR department is far from reticent. The new-for-2006 Exige S, we are reliably informed, is "the fastest accelerating Lotus ever to come off the production line" and delive…
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Geneva Preview: More on the Lotus Europa S Date posted: 02-23-2006 HETHEL, England — Lotus has revealed more information about its forthcoming Europa S, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next week. The new midengined two-seater, true to Lotus tradition, is the lightest-weight car in its class at only 995 kg (2,193 pounds), says the company. Production will start in July. The Europa S has an extruded and bonded aluminium chassis and composite body panels, along with a composite front energy-absorbing crash structure, Lotus says. But it's not all about slimness; the Europa S's 200-hp, 2.0-liter turbo engine produces 90 percent of maximum torque from low …
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Lotus unveils new Exige 'S' Posted Feb 10th 2006 4:00PM by Stuart Waterman Filed under: Sports/GTs Lotus has managed to give the bantamweight Exige more power without increasing weight, and as you might expect the result is even more fun from the British giant-killer. Sparked by its entry into the FIA's new GT3 sportscar championship, which equalizes competition by balancing the power to weight ratio of different cars, Lotus revamped Toyota's 1.8-liter VVTL-i engine with an upgrade to the supercharger/intercooler package from the Exige 240R, resulting in 218 hp at 7800 rpm and 159 lb-ft of torque at 5500 rpm. (The same engine in the base Exige is rated at 189 hp.) Red…
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