SubscribeAll Tesla roadsters are undergoing tests to examine the rear inner hub flange bolts after a customer handling issue was round to have been caused by improper torquing of these bolts.
All pre 22/04/2009 cars are affected.
Of more relevence to the general Lotus market, Lotus are investigating this issue on Exige and Elise models and the [...]
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Month: May, 2009
Telsa recall – Lotus investigates hub issue
2-11 mysetery deepens
A rumour is floating around that a cetain motorsport division ordered a lot of stroked 1ZZ engines.
Now when they ran out of unmolested 1ZZ engines for normal road carsome bright spark decided to use the stroked version.
Of course if that was to happen you would expect to see significant power gains but the orginal cheesium [...]
Evora report by Road & Track, Lotus Evora Dev Video
After logging more than 350 miles and several hours of driving on wet roads in Scotland, Road & Track Magazine has published their review of the Evora. Like every review of the Evora so far, Road & Track cannot fault the Evora’s seemingly peerless driving dynamics. Road & Track does find fault however with [...]
Exige Cup 260 finishes 12th in Targa Tasmania
After traveling over 2000 km (1242 miles) on challenging asphalt roads in Tasmania over six days, the Lotus Cars Australia Exige Cup 260 has finished 12th.
While 12th certainly isn’t first, it’s worth noting that the Exige Cup 260 was completely unmodified from showroom spec save for a roll [...]
Elise Trophy rumbles and grumbles
The fall out from allowing over powered 2-11 competitors appears to be having serious ramifications for the future direct of the Elise Trophy series.
From: “Paul Golding” <paul@lotus-on-track.com>
Date: 7 May 2009 21:36:03 BST
To: “Paul Golding” <paul@lotus-on-track.com>
Subject: LoTRDC – Modified/211 – to all 2009 ET registered drivers
Hi
This isn´t an email I wanted to write, especially after myself [...]
Evonik and Lotus show composite technology on the Evonik LWD Exige
Lotus Engineering has been commissioned by Evonik, a global leader in specialty chemicals, to construct the Evonik LWD Exige, an ultra–lightweight demonstrator based on the highly acclaimed Lotus Exige Cup 260. The Evonik LWD Exige was unveiled at the JEC Composites Show in Paris in March 2009. As a world leader in lightweight high performance [...]
LOTRDC 2-11 power mystery
With the second round of the LOTRDC series at brands about to take place it seems as though more recent buyers of 2-11’s have been given an enexpected little boost from Lotus.
Power test on Scott Cruickshanks car appear to show it developing 237bhp at which is well in excess of the normal 215bhp of the [...]