VW Doesn’t Want Proton
29 Aug 2012, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Group’s labor chiefs are not willing to back any more acquisitions or mergers, especially now that they have 12 shiny belt buckles on their logo. They were especially adamant that t...
Dany Bahar Sues DRB Hicom for $11-Million
28 Aug 2012, 15:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we had previously reported, former Lotus CEO, Dany Bahar, has sued parent company DRB Hicom for “wrongful termination” of his contract and is now asking for $10.6- (£6.7-) milli...
Dany Bahar's Lotus Esprit V8 For Sale
28 Aug 2012, 10:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Dany Bahar got fired from Lotus, he won’t be needing his special company car, a rebuilt 2002 Esprit V8, so the vehicle is currently up for sale. The car’s V8 engine and gearbox...
Ex-F1 Driver Vitantonio Liuzzi to Debut in FIA World Endurance Championship
20 Aug 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Former Italian F1 driver, Vitantonio Liuzzi, will be debuting in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), for Lotus. His debut is an important one for the British manufacturer, as it will take pl...
Lotus Shows Off Exige V6 Cup at Brands Hatch
20 Aug 2012, 11:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those for whom the regular Lotus Exige V6S isn’t enough, they can rest assured as the famed British sports car brand has just announced the introduction of a hardcore version of the V6, c...
Alpine Revival Could Be Built by Lotus
13 Aug 2012, 11:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / After experiencing various financial and management issues, Lotus is now back in the spotlights and we have good news about the British carmaker. Until Lotus decides what to do with its plan that wa...
First Lotus Exige S Rolls Off the Production Line
27 Jul 2012, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lotus is in the midst of an economical and managerial storm at the moment, as the company’s CEO, Dany Bahar, has been dismissed and now rumors floating around the web show that VW is looking ...
Germany Planning Complete Invasion of Britain - VW May Buy Lotus!
25 Jul 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After changing owners and firing its CEO, the ‘Lotus story’ is set to take another very unexpected turn. According to pistoneahds.com, VW has apparently manifested interest in purchasing...
Lotus to Skip Paris Motor Show 2012
16 Jul 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Two years ago, Lotus shocked the world at the Paris Motor Show, when the carmaker introduce a boom-like plan to give us a whole range of new models, with this targeting segments for the city to the ...
CODA EV Sedan - More Efficient than EPA Ratings Suggest
6 Jul 2012, 09:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A New York Times reviewer, who has recently driven the all-electric CODA sedan, has been very impressed with its range, which exceeds the 141 km (88 mile) rating bestowed onto it by the Environmenta...
Forza Motorsport 4 July Car Pack - Jag XK120 Inside
4 Jul 2012, 14:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Racing game developers know how to keep their games fresh and playable for long periods of time, by releasing as many DLCs as possible. The latest car pack released for Forza Motorsport 4 features a...
Lotus Evora Plug-In Hybrid with 1,000 Nm Undergoing Testing
2 Jul 2012, 08:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lotus, being the forward-thinking company that they are, have now begun testing of a plug-in hybrid version of the Evora, called the 414E. It is powered by two EVO electric motors which drive the re...
Lotus Elan Turns 50
28 Jun 2012, 09:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When talking about the swinging sixties, most people remember the dancing boots and the minidresses. However, if you’re a car guy, your recollections tend to be a bit different but equally exc...
Former Boss Dany Bahar to Sue Lotus
20 Jun 2012, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Dany Bahar was dismissed from his position as CEO of Lotus, after he was accused of misusing company funds (using the money to refurbish his homes). Another theory surrounding the decision says that...
Lotus CEO Dany Bahar Fired
8 Jun 2012, 08:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has just been fired, following an investigation that aimed to determine if he had misused company funds. Let’s hear the decision in official words: "The decision was ...
Pink Lotus Elise: Color Fail
11 May 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Lotus Elise has to be the manliest small-sized car in the world, so we really didn’t expect to browse the web someday and come a across an example of the British sportscar that had been fo...
Lotus Finally Resumes Production in May
1 May 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lotus’s financial problems started ever since their parent company Proton was sold by the Malaysian government to DRB-Hicom, one of Malaysia’s leading corporations which is involved in t...
Cam Shaft Does F1 Tribute Wrap for Lotus Esprit V8
1 May 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus built the Esprit between 1976 and 2004, making it their most successful car by far. But for the true performance freak, only the V8-powered version introduced in 1996 will do. It’s proba...
Infiniti Emerg-E Based on Lotus Evora?
30 Apr 2012, 10:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Right now, the most interesting cars Nissan’s luxury division Infiniti can muster are a seven-seat crossover and a long wheelbase sedan. Needless to say, people who still have a pulse are wise...
Lotus Seeking Chinese Buyer
26 Apr 2012, 08:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A recent debate which brought together British MPs and several important figures including the minister of state for business Mark Prisk. The aim of the debate was highlighting the importance of Lot...