All Posts Tagged With: "Lotus"
LA 2008: Lotus Evora makes it to the States
The “mostly” U.S. version of the “midsize” Lotus Evora was shown today at the LA Auto Show and it looks exactly like the one that debuted at the 2008 British Motor Show back in June. It’s just missing its side marker lights. The Evora follows the ’70s Lamborghini Urraco, Maserati Merak, Ferrari 308GT4 and its [...]
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Bond’s The Spy Who Loved Me Lotus Esprit hits the auction block
Hey, if you missed the For Yor Eyes Only Lotus Esprit sale a couple of years ago, your shot to own another Bond-driven Lotus is on the horizon. In December, Bonhams will auction one of the two 1976 Lotus Esprit S1s used in The Spy Who Loved Me. The film is well known for the [...]
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Dodge EV takes to the streets
While a lot of the legwork was done for them by Lotus, we still have to give Chrysler a little credit for getting an electric vehicle prototype on the road so quickly. When we first saw the Dodge EV a couple of months ago, it looked like it was ready to roll, with a Tesla-like [...]
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Garage: Lotus Exige S240
“What is it?” people will ask. They’ll keep going. “It’s fast, huh? How fast does it go?” The answer will disappoint them. Yes, it is fast, but when driving the Lotus Exige S240, its 150-mph top speed is not at the forefront of one’s mind. Lotuses are more classically described as accurate weapons of destructed [...]
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Lotus broadens production, market for Jim Clark Elise
Lotus has a dedicated following around the world, and many of them were undoubtedly disappointed that the first special edition of the new supercharged Elise was limited to just 25 examples, all of which were sold within the UK and Ireland. Although Lotus enthusiasts in the U.S. will surely remain disappointed, a handful of those [...]
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Project Kahn and Lotus team up on 60th anniversary Elise
Special edition Elises are becoming a dime-a-dozen, but Lotus decided Kahn Design should be tasked with creating its own bespoke version of the Elise to celebrate the automaker’s 60th anniversary.
Kahn, primarily known for its body-kit-equipped Astons, Benzes, Landies and Rollers, has taken the standard Elise and given it an aesthetic once-over in an attempt to [...]
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Lotus develops Concept Ice Vehicle for Antarctic expedition
We can forget all about the price of gas when we get news like this. Sure, we’ll probably never ride in the Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV), but just knowing that folks at Lotus are working on things like this while we sleep… well, it’s like finding out that there is a Santa Claus.
The CIV was [...]
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Lotus developing efficient two-stroke OMNIVORE engine
Lotus Engineering has been hard at work developing new engine technologies that allow the use of sustainable alcohol fuels. It’s recent Exige 270E Tri-Fuel concept showed that the British firm knows how to make an engine run on various fuels, including gasoline, ethanol and methanol. In fact, the 270E Tri-Fuel concept was the most powerful [...]
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Arial vs. KTM vs. Lotus 211 comparo in progress at the ‘Ring
Back in April, fellow Auto@CooOneger Chris Tutor caught the Veritas RS3 heading out onto the Nurburgring for a photoshoot. Today, Chris took a brief break from his day-job to see what he could spy on the ‘Ring’s webcam and found the same trio of lightweight, track-tools that dance in our minds when we hit REM [...]
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Rumormill: Lotus considering a Carlton successor
Of all the sleepers in automobiledom, the Lotus Carlton holds a special place in our hearts. Based off the Vauxhall Carlton sold in Europe, Lotus stroked out the 3.0-liter V6 of the standard car to displace 3615 cc, added a couple of Garrett turbos and sent the resulting 382 hp and 419 lb.-ft. of torque [...]
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