Pirelli P Zero selected for new Lotus Evora

Lotus Cars Limited is delighted to announce that it has selected Pirelli as the principal supplier of tyres for the stunning new Lotus Evora.

Lotus Dealership Opens at Silverstone

Lotus Cars Limited, the sportscar subsidiary of Group Lotus plc, is delighted to announce the opening of its latest dealership at Silverstone, the Home of British Motor Racing.

Group Lotus business is buoyant

Monday, 4th May 2009 saw the beginning of a two-week long press launch of the long-awaited new Lotus Evora at Loch Lomond in Scotland, a launch which has now been hailed as a huge success for the company.

Long-awaited for most companies might be a few years, but for Lotus it is the first all-new car in 14 years and all staff are extremely proud of achieving this exceptional product in just 27 months from a blank sheet of paper to start of production. That it is a car designed to meet the legislative requirements of, and be sold in 41 countries worldwide, including the USA, further underlines this achievement.

Now motoring editors and photographers have experienced the performance and specifications of the Evora for themselves in Scotland, Lotus also wanted to bring to the attention of business editors some key points which it believe to be extremely newsworthy in the current global business environment.

New Format for Lotus Cup Europe Gives new Dimension to Club Racing

The Lotus Cup Europe starts its 2009 season with a new promoter and new format to give a new dimension to club racing. The first round is at Brands Hatch over the weekend of 1st to 3rd of May as a supporting race to the “World Cup of Motorsport” Formula A1GP International program.

Lotus and Harman International Announce Collaboration

 Lotus Engineering reaches agreement with Harman International to be granted exclusive rights for Active Noise Control technologies

2010 Model Year Elise and Exige Now Cleaner than Ever

2010 Model Year Elise and Exige Now Cleaner than Ever

For 2010 Model Year, the Elise and Exige have substantially reduced CO2 emissions and improved fuel consumption

The latest Elise and Exige models are the product of continuous improvement to give up to a 9% reduction in CO2 emissions and similar increases in fuel economy.

Lotus Receive the 2008 Dewar Trophy for Technical Excellence

The Royal Automobile Club has named Group Lotus plc as the recipients of the historic Dewar Trophy for 2008.  The Dewar Trophy is awarded for an outstanding British technical achievement in the automotive field and the Dewar Trophy Technical Sub-Committee unanimously agreed that Lotus should be recognised for the company’s development of its Versatile Vehicle Architecture (VVA) chassis technology.

The New Lotus Exige S - 2010 Model Year

The New Lotus Exige S - 2010 Model Year

The 79th International Geneva Motor Show sees the introduction of the exciting new 2010 Model Year Lotus Exige S with a newly designed front end, a new rear wing and impressive emissions of just 199 g/km CO2.

The 2010 Model Year Lotus Evora Range Specification and Pricing (EU and Switzerland)

The 2010 Model Year Lotus Evora Range Specification and Pricing (EU and Switzerland)

First deliveries of the eagerly anticipated Lotus Evora will be made to customers in Europe in May 2009 following an extensive and rapid development programme, enabling the whole project to be completed in an extraordinary 27 months, almost unprecedented in the motor industry.

The Stunning New Lotus Evora 2+2

The Stunning New Lotus Evora 2+2

With class leading driving dynamics, fuel economy and emissions of just 205 g/km of CO2, the new Lotus Evora raises the bar for world class high performing sportscars.

Lotus Omnivore Research Engine Unveiled

Lotus reveals flex-fuel engine concept to maximise fuel efficiency when running on renewable fuels or gasoline.

Al Ghassan Motors to Retail Lotus Cars in Saudi Arabia

Lotus Cars Limited, the sportscar subsidiary of Group Lotus plc, is both honoured and pleased to announce the appointment of Al Ghassan Motors (trading under the name Al Ghassan Lotus) for the retail of Lotus cars in Saudi Arabia.

Group Lotus Response to the UK Government Support Announcement for the Motor Industry

Mike Kimberley, Chief Executive of Group Lotus plc, said, “It has been a long time coming but I welcome the announcement given by Lord Mandelson, today. I am delighted that the UK government has recognised the vital importance to the automotive industry of research into green, environmental and low carbon vehicle solutions. This is an area that Lotus has been working for many years and I am pleased to say that Lotus is now acknowledged as a world leader in the relevant and significant areas of alternative fuels, electric and hybrid technology and of course staying true to the Lotus brand value of creating light weight and efficient vehicles.”

2-Eleven takes on Dubai 24 hour

2-Eleven takes on Dubai 24 hour

The Lotus 2-Eleven GT4 Supersport made a strong endurance debut at the Dubai International 24 hour race last weekend.

Spend wisely, buy a Lotus!

The latest money saving advice comes from British sportscar maker Lotus, and is very simple – buy a Lotus and save money!

18/12/08 Serious. Fun.

The all new Lotus Driving Academy has been developed to link Lotus’ adrenaline-fuelled track experiences and it’s hugely successful driver training to create an unrivalled programme that creates better drivers.

Lotus Evora Wins Another Award

The new Lotus Evora has added yet another award to its growing trophy cabinet, this time for iMotor Magazine’s “Overall Winner - Most Rated Car of 2008”. In every issue of iMotor (which has an ABCe of 108,600), readers have been ‘rating’ and ‘slating’ the cars featured; and out of 40,000 votes counted, 95 per cent of voters rated the Lotus Evora, compared to just 5 per cent slating it making the new 2+2 the most highly rated car in 2008 by iMOTOR readers.

Craig, Clooney and Grohl waiting to drive the new Lotus EVORA

The new Lotus Evora is everything a sports car should be; sculptural, stylish and fast; considerably faster than the famous Elise and more refined at speed than the track-focused Exige.  Lotus promises its trademark exemplar performance credentials and suggests the Evora will achieve a maximum speed of 160 mph and a 0-60 time at less than 5 seconds!

2009 Lotus Design Calendar - Available online

The latest Lotus Design limited edition calendar is now available and hints at a design language of the future.

Latest Award for Lotus

This prestigious award comes just a week after Lotus announced a £2 million profit for the last financial year, citing the growth of Lotus as a world leading high technology, ecological automotive engineering consultancy and the unveiling of the visually stunning Lotus Evora, the first new Lotus for 13 years, as amongst the key reasons for the accolade.

Mike Kimberley, Chief Executive Officer was delighted to receive the award on behalf of Group Lotus Plc, “It is an honour for me to be presented with this award, recognising the hard work of all our tremendously loyal and dedicated global staff over the last two years to execute the turnaround in the business fortunes of Lotus.  Our ‘can do’ attitude has ensured the continued growth of Lotus into a much stronger and stable position consolidating our reputation as a global premium advanced automotive company”.