Lotus will reveal a new sports car this summer but production won’t start until 2022, CEO Phil Popham told Automotive News (subscription required) in an interview last week. The new sports car is expected to be the last model based…
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Alpine to become EV brand, develop electric sports car with Lotus
Renault will turn its Alpine performance brand into a dedicated electric-vehicle brand, the automaker said Thursday. Like fellow members of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, Renault is in the midst of a major restructuring. The restructuring is being overseen by…
No street-legal car will be able to catch the Lotus Evija from 0-186 mph
The Lotus Evija battery-electric hypercar hasn’t entered production yet, but it already appears to have broken at least one record. The Evija (pronounced “E-vi-ya”) could be the quickest street-legal car from 0-186 mph, according to the company’s estimates. Lotus previously…
Toyota GR hot hatch, Colin Chapman’s Lotus, Elon Musk’s tweetstorm: Today’s Car News
Toyota is bringing a hot hatch to the United States, and it will most likely be Corolla-based. What’s interesting is that Toyota is referring to the new model as being part of its GR performance sub-brand and not the more…
Colin Chapman’s Lotus Esprit is for sale
A Lotus Esprit formerly owned by company founder Colin Chapman is up for sale through British dealer Mark Donaldson. As detailed by Motor Sport, the car is a 1981 Series 3 Turbo model with some modifications specified by Chapman, including…
Lotus Evija, Maserati MC12, Porsche 911 GT3: This Week’s Top Photos
Lotus this week provided a taste of what it’s like to order your own Evija and in the process revealed new colors for the electric hypercar. Fisker Ocean with Force-E off-road package Henrik Fisker and his new EV startup are…