July
16, 2008
EVORA
2009 has been reveled
The
New Distinctive, Mid-engined, 2+2 Sportscar from Lotus
Read
more..
February
1, 2008 / April 10, 2008
F
L D speculates that the spy-shots taken last week by CAR magazine
is an all-new Lotus model codenamed “Project Eagle”.
The
new mid-engine, toyota-V8-powered, supercar is expected to compete
with Porsche’s 911. This 2+2 sports car will be slotted
between the Lotus Elise/Exige and the upcoming Lotus Esprit.
The design for the ‘Project Eagle’ is expected to
be inspired by the Lotus M250 Concept Car.
Full
report during cold weather testing in Scandinavia and Spy Photos
here
January
21, 2008
Lotus
is currently developing the new Lotus Esprit, which is due in
December 2009. The sketches on this page are from various car
magazines and are an indication of what the car might look like,
however Lotus Insiders have confirmed that the images are not
an accurate representation. The large side air intakes shown
on these rendering are not on the final design (as they would
increase drag) and Lotus is keeping the design of the new Lotus
Esprit quite seperate from the Elise.
The
new Lotus Esprit is to cost around £75,000 and Lotus has
confirmed the car will be made in England, at the Hethel factory.
The car will use a similar Aluminium bonded chassis technology
to the Elise, but the car's platform will not be model specific,
so it can be used for various Lotus models. This they have call
VVA (Variable Vehicle Architecture). Lotus Chief Executive Michael
Kimberley, has confirmed that the car will feature a V8 engine
and although Lotus haven't offically confirmed the name of the
car yet, Micheal Kimberley has hinted that the car will be called
the Esprit. The car was originally due for sale in 2007, however,
when Mike Kimberley to over Lotus as Chief Executive in 2006,
he halted production of the Esprit, ordering new styling and
engineering changes. He said "In my view, it wasn't a proper
Lotus." The VVA platform will allow for a convertible version,
which will increase market appeal and sales. Autocar Magazine
predicted that the construction method will be so different
and the level of design sophistication so much greater than
the older Esprit, that the two would have little in common.
Also the V8 engine will most like come from BMW..
Sources
say the V8 will produce at least 400bhp in the Lotus, which
would give a 1300kg Esprit a power-to-weight ratio of 308bhp
per tonne – a decent advantage over the Porsche 911 Carrera
S and BMW's M6. Forced induction would boost peak power beyond
500bhp for a 21st century Turbo Esprit.
December
25, 2007
Lotus,
has teamed up with miniature toy car giants 'Hot Wheels' to
create a 1:5 scale model of a new roadster that was recently
displayed at the SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas.
Featuring elements from the Elise and Exige range, the scale
modeled car was designed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of
'Hot Wheels' as well as being a marketing exercise for Lotus
to showcase its future design direction.
Looking
suitably menacing, the sleek design featuring heavily flared
guards, rear diffuser and a large T-wing to create some serious
eye-candy.
December
2007
CARS
OF THE WORLD SHOW.(Melbourne
Australia) The
Show ‘n’ Shine & Social Charity Event
Sunday 2 December 2007 more
info
November
07,2007
Sports
Exhaust System (Mark I)
After
many months of R&D @ Melbourne Performance Centre, Lotus
Esprit Australia is proudly to announce the release of the full
stainless steel sports exhaust system (Mark I) available in
Australia.
The exhaust is a 2.75"inch tig welding construction made
from a 304 stainless steel material weighing at 8 kilos and
producing up to 25 extra horsepower at the rear wheels as tested
on a factory Esprit S4. (Test results are available on www.lotusesprit.com.au)
Available in fully 'Mirror' polished if requested, including
pipework, box and Slash Cut Tailpipe
The sports a cat pipe replaces the stock factory cat, and cleans
the emissions while permitting a significant power increase
- without any technical or legal issues. Once fitted, no modifications
will be required to the engine management system. This Cat pipe
will fit all variants of the Esprit Turbo. The cat itself is
a 200 cell metal substrate unit weighing just 2.8 kilos.
The full system is a straight bolt on configuration for the
2.2 litre Engine (Stevens design) Turbo Vehicles. This upgrade
will delete the Exhaust Back Pressure Valve from the system.
(No spacer is required).
WEIGHT COMPARISON
LOTUS
FACTORY VS MPC MARK I UPGRADE
