The brave new world of Lotus

The sleeping giant awakes. Apparently.

Seloc manages to sum up exactly why lotus will never make a decent car again.

“A Visit to Hethel and the Brave New World

The idea came, like the best of them, after a few drinks. On the

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Euro 5 regulations kill off 1.8 toyota engined Elises and Exiges by 2011

Euro 5 emissions regulations are set to kill 1.8-litre Lotus Elises and Exiges in EU markets by the end of 2010, and Lotus is to mark the occasion with two special editions. The Elise SC and Exige S-based cars will…

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Lotus 2-11 supercharged Honda K20 arrives

For those suffering from the usual 2-11 woes;

  • Gearbox failures
  • Indifferent power output

The Link-up 2-11 Honda conversion is finally here:

This particular conversion is complete with supercharger and cooler.

It’s not visible on this video but…

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Linkup 2.0 Honda K20a vrs SW lotus 2.3 Duratec

The cascades plot below shows an NA honda on the right against the SW Lotus conversion (with the best stock PG1, the Lotus CRbox) on the left, speed along the x axis and torque at the wheels along the y…

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Development of paddle shift sequential box

Using a SADEV sequential box Link-up are developing a paddle shift solution for Honda Powered Elises (HPS).

Video of a Honda Powered Exige with paddle shift sequential box from Simon Scuffham on Vimeo.

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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, lotus-evoraRoad & Track Magazine has published their review of the…

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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…

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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

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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…

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Lotus awarded 2008 Deware Trophy

Lotus press release 30/3/09:

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…

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