Lotus Is Still Chasing Lightness As Supercars Go Hybrid The Esprit’s engines, hybrid system, and gearbox are all being engineered with one goal in mind: keeping weight down. By Adrian Padeanu Supercars - Sep 16 -
This Lotus Elise Costs $472,500 And Puts The Driver In The Center Analogue Automotive reworks the Lotus Elise S1 with a 250-horsepower K-Series, sub-600-kilogram weight, and a radical single central bucket seat. By Brian Potter Aftermarket / Tuning - Sep 3 -
Lotus Is Bringing Back Combustion With A New Hybrid Supercar Lotus Type 135 Esprit targets a sub-1.5-ton curb weight and more than 1,000 hp as a bridge between Emira and Evija performance. By Brian Potter Rumors - Aug 28 -
Geely Completes Its Acquisition Of Lotus. What Does That Mean For The Emira? Lotus Tech now controls Lotus UK’s Hethel factory and consultancy, aligning British sports car expertise with its global electric SUV and sedan programs. By Brian Potter Industry - Aug 26 -
Lotus Explains Why It Didn't Bring Its Electric SUV To America The Lotus Eletre is an electric SUV built in China that is facing more than stiff tariffs. By Anthony Alaniz Government - Aug 2 -
A Forgotten Italian Automaker Is Back With A New Sports Car The Osca brand returns, with plans for a new V6-powered sports car with Lotus roots. By Jeff Perez Teasers - Jun 11 -
Lotus CEO Disses His Own Hypercar For Being Too Heavy Lotus CEO Feng Qingfeng inadvertently dissed his own product while claiming sports cars over 3,900 pounds are no good. By Jeff Glucker Supercars - Jun 4 -
Lotus Believed 'EVs Could Be The Future,' But Has Reconsidered The recommitment to combustion engines will bring a new V6 and even a V8. By Adrian Padeanu Industry - May 29 -
The Lotus Emira 420 Sport Adds Power And Cuts Weight It also gains a removable glass roof panel. By Adrian Padeanu Official - May 26 -
Lotus Will Use V6 And V8 Engines Developed By Renault And Geely The Horse joint venture will power the updated Emira and a new supercar, possibly called Esprit. By Adrian Padeanu Industry - May 14 -
The Lotus Emira Will Soon Have More Power And Less Weight The wraps are coming off in just a few weeks. By Adrian Padeanu Official - May 12 -
Lotus Is Making A V8 Supercar With Over 1,000 Horsepower It goes on sale in 2028 with a hybrid powertrain. By Adrian Padeanu Supercars - May 12 -
The Lotus Emira Scura Goes Goth Limited to just 60 units for North America, the Emira Scura gets matte paint and dark accents. By Chris Rosales News - Mar 26 -
The Most Powerful Lotus Emira Is Only For Australia Just 15 examples of the Bathurst Edition will be built for the Australian market. By Jeff Glucker Special Editions - Feb 24 -
The First Lotus Plug-In Hybrid Has a Very Strange Name The Eletre finally gets a gas engine, but that's not even the most interesting part. By Adrian Padeanu Green - Dec 9 2025 -
This Is the Lotus Esprit V8 Restomod You Didn't Know You Needed Meet the Encor Series 1, a modern take on the iconic Lotus Esprit V8. By Jeff Perez Official - Dec 5 2025 -
The 2026 Lotus Emira Is Better. But It's Also Pricier The new entry-level model will start at $106,900. By Anthony Alaniz Pricing - Aug 1 2025 -
Lotus Might Build Cars at Volvo Factory In America Lotus denies it will close its UK factory, but doesn't rule out making cars in the U.S. By Adrian Padeanu Manufacturing / Production - Jun 30 2025 -
Lotus Says the Emira Will Be Even Better to Drive for 2026 New cooling lines lower the car's weight, improving flow to the main radiator and transmission oil cooler. By Anthony Alaniz Official - Jun 5 2025 -
The Lotus Emira Could Ditch Its V-6 for a V-8 Mercedes-AMG already provides a four-cylinder engine, so why not a V-8, too? By Anthony Alaniz Manufacturing / Production - May 22 2025 -
Lotus Emira With Yellow Exhaust Tips Pays Tribute to an F1 GOAT Lotus is paying tribute to two-time F1 champ and Indy 500 winner Jim Clark with this green-and-yellow Emira. I want one. By Chris Perkins Official - May 5 2025 -
Tariffs Force Multiple Automakers to Pause US Shipments So far, Lotus, JLR, VW, and Audi have all confirmed they are pausing shipments over tariffs. And more may be following. By Christopher Smith Manufacturing / Production - Apr 7 2025 -
This Ferrari-Powered Lotus Is My New Favorite Hillclimb Car With 925 horsepower and more aero than we can keep track of, this Lotus is a true weapon on wheels. By Brian Silvestro Motorsport - Feb 23 2025 -
Lotus Elise: Here's how it was born and why it's called that Elisa Artioli tells us the story of the English sportscar named after her By Brian Potter Interview - Dec 31 2024 -
