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Wet Nellie: The Second Most Famous Bond Car
Wet Nellie: The Second Most Famous Bond Car

9 May 2011, 15:23 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / No, we're not here to talk about the Aston Martin DB5, mainly because we did already did that in another James Bond story.

 
Lotus Exige Matte Black Final Edition to Make US Debut at Pebble Beach
Lotus Exige Matte Black Final Edition to Make US Debut at Pebble Beach

16 Aug 2011, 08:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we previously reported, British sportscar manufacturer Lotus Cars has decided to put an end on production of the Elise and Exige models for the US market. In order to mark that, Lotus is to make ...

 
Romanian Police Gets Lotus Evora S
Romanian Police Gets Lotus Evora S

10 Aug 2011, 13:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Following the example set by the Italian Carabinieri and UK Police, their Romanian counterparts took delivery of a fresh Evora S, which means the boy racers of the Eastern European country will be i...

 
Saab to Avoid Bankruptcy for the Moment, Factory Remains Closed
Saab to Avoid Bankruptcy for the Moment, Factory Remains Closed

8 Aug 2011, 15:32 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It looks like Saab is in clear waters for the moment, but as we are accustomed this might not last for long, as the manufacturer fights off another threat which may drive it into bankruptcy. The car...

 
Lotus to Launch V6-powered Exige in 2012
Lotus to Launch V6-powered Exige in 2012

8 Aug 2011, 12:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus has a lot to think about and not a lot to turn its thoughts into reality. The arrival of the Elise and Exige ‘Final Editions’ for the US market heralds the end of production, leavi...

 
Lotus to Release Elise and Exige Final Editions for the US
Lotus to Release Elise and Exige Final Editions for the US

5 Aug 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / {img1 }Lotus plans to clear its inventory in order to make room for the upcoming models. As a starting point the manufacturer is shutting down production of the Elise and Exige models for the Americ...

 
Lotus Evora Offered as Hertz Rental Car
Lotus Evora Offered as Hertz Rental Car

25 Jul 2011, 19:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Usually, when you think about renting a car, the first thing that comes to mind is a drive which is nothing short of dull. However, this isn’t always the case, as certain rental companies choo...

 
Extended Production for Lotus Evora
Extended Production for Lotus Evora

7 Jul 2011, 07:28 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The British manufacturer has given a five year stay of execution for the new Lotus Evora after Dany Bahar, the Chief Executive of Lotus, has revealed the Norfolk-based company’s radical plans...

 
Lotus Working on Exige Rally Car for 2012 Stages
Lotus Working on Exige Rally Car for 2012 Stages

4 Jul 2011, 09:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus has definitely hit a few speed bumps on the way to the introduction of its five new supermodels. Financing is tight, the engines are proving a sticking point and a number of projects have been...

 
Lotus to Stop Production of NA-Spec Elise and Exige
Lotus to Stop Production of NA-Spec Elise and Exige

9 Jun 2011, 12:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / US consumers will soon have to say goodbye to the cramped, sparse, rough and... amazing pieces of rear-wheel drive machinery that are the Elise and Exige, as the Lotus is reportedly going to end pro...

 
Lotus to Cut Jobs in Norfolk After Losing Government Funding
Lotus to Cut Jobs in Norfolk After Losing Government Funding

6 Jun 2011, 12:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The famous British sportscar maker Lotus is planning to cut up to 99 jobs Norfolk plant after losing out on £27.5m of government funding. Staff at the site have been told that invited applicat...

 
Lotus Fancies Toyota
Lotus Fancies Toyota

31 May 2011, 17:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The little summer storm which started earlier this week at the hands of Dany Bahar, the company's chief executive, is slowly turning into a hurricane that is surely to draw in the big names of ...

 
Lotus Delays Elan to 2016
Lotus Delays Elan to 2016

20 May 2011, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When Lotus sent us its press release last year, mentioning something about an explosion of changes, we raised an eyebrow. Then, when we met the carmaker’s concept offensive at last year’...

 
Special Final Editions for 2ZZ-GE Powered Lotus Elise and Exige Coming
Special Final Editions for 2ZZ-GE Powered Lotus Elise and Exige Coming

18 Apr 2011, 15:20 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Lotus will release final Special Editions for the Exige and Elise models that use Toyota’s 2ZZ-GE engines, as the powerplant supply is coming to and end. According to CG Lotus, the producti...

 
UK Government Denies Loan for Lotus
UK Government Denies Loan for Lotus

15 Apr 2011, 09:39 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Lotus failed to achieve investment from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) in order to built their new cars. Models such as the new Esprit might be built somewhere outside the U...

 
Lotus to Fit ForceDrive into Electric Transit Connect
Lotus to Fit ForceDrive into Electric Transit Connect

24 Mar 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Tuesday, American manufacturer Ford announced it had signed the first contract to deliver the electric Transit Connect in Europe with the Norwegian Post. Two days later, Azure, the company that p...

 
Team Lotus Deny Breach of Agreement in Naming Dispute
Team Lotus Deny Breach of Agreement in Naming Dispute

22 Mar 2011, 07:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Lotus naming dispute between Team Lotus and Lotus Group took an unexpected turn of events yesterday, in the same day the High Court action resumed in London. Just when the judges started to reev...

 
Lotuses Love Manly Tasks
Lotuses Love Manly Tasks

17 Mar 2011, 08:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / OK, so you want to buy a Lotus. You’re ready to go full throttle and choose a pure driving machine, so you’re considering the Elise or the Exige. You pay a visit to the bank, survive and...

 
Ecclestone to Push for 10 F1 Teams in New Concorde Agreement
Ecclestone to Push for 10 F1 Teams in New Concorde Agreement

17 Mar 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although there are still a couple of years to go before a new Concorde Agreement is signed in Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone is already thinking out loud on some of the themes he'd like to approa...

 
Lotus Evora Enduro GT Concept Introduced
Lotus Evora Enduro GT Concept Introduced

2 Mar 2011, 07:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Based on the already successful Evora GT4 Endurance model and coming as a test bed for future development of the GT2/GTE homologated cars for FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) and...