Hennessey Performance Engineering released this teaser shot of its upcoming Venom supercar today. Not surprisingly, it looks a lot like the test car caught in Europe not too long ago. As you can see, this car is based on a reworked...
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Lotus is feeling pretty racy these days. On the same weekend the green-and-yellow boys returned to Formula One racing, the company has announced it will contest the 2010 IndyCar series with KV Racing Technology (the team owned by Jimmy...
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Lotus Racing fared the best among the rookie teams in yesterday’s Bahrain GP, with both Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli classified as finishers (15th and 17th). In contrast, the two Virgin and two HRT cars retired, so the team’s stated...
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Lotus and Cosworth will partner established IndyCar competitors KV Racing Technology to run in the 2010 IndyCar Series. Behind this deal is the “real Lotus”, unlike Formula 1’s Malaysian owned Lotus Racing, which has little to do with Lotus...
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In January, it was discovered in a SEC filing for an IPO that Tesla would stop selling the Roadster, due to tooling changes at the Lotus plant in Hethel, England where it is built. The Roadster’s production was contracted out to Lotus, and it...
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found 2 days ago by Sam Abuelsamid on
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Lotus is officially returning to the IndyCar series in 2010 in partnership with engine builder Cosworth and KV Racing. Lotus, as you well know, has a long history with Indy-style open-wheel racing, dating back to the early 1960s. Its exploits...
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I was browsing through the papers when I stumbled on an article about the return of the Formula 1 season in yesterday’s business section of The Star (12 March). In the piece, the writer expressed his hopes that Malaysian owned Lotus Racing “may...
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At the Geneva Salon Lotus rolled out a demonstrator concept car called the Evora Carbon that may very well be offered as a special edition version in the near future. As implied by its name, the prototype model boasts heaps of carbon fiber inside...
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Lotus has presented their new Evora Carbon Concept at the 80th Geneva Motor Show. The new model will be made from carbon fibre and it will boast a white pearlesent paint job. “The design of the Evora Carbon Concept car features exotic, high tech...
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Lotus has unveiled their new 414E Hybrid model in Geneva, and this model is meant for performance. There will be twin-electric motors which produce 152kW, each, with 400Nm of torque. There will be a 0-100km/h time of under 4 seconds. Following the...
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Haiti earthquake is not off the memory, never will it be. However, to help those unfortunates who lost everything, be it their abodes or near and dear ones, Lotus announced eight special Evora editions to fund the disaster relief in Haiti. Lotus...
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Tell this rumor (more than a rumor?) turns out to be true: Lotus might just be coming back to Indy car racing. Yes, that Lotus. The same car company that was derided by the likes of A.J. Foyt until Jimmy Clark beat him like a dumb Texas mule. Yes,...
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found 6 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Two years ago, we wrote about Lotus' Safe and Sound hybrid technology which added a V8 soundtrack over the quietude of a hybrid's electric motor. That demonstrator was a Toyota Prius, but at the Geneva Motor Show Lotus had an Evora 414E Hybrid...
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We only have a few days more before one of the most anticpated seasons in Formula 1 kicks off in Bahrain, and while the returning Michael Schumacher in his Mercedes GP Petronas will conquer the headlines alongside two-time champion Fernando Alonso...
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found 6 days ago by Graverobber on
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If the Queen ever knighted the Lotus Elise, its title could be Sir Costsalot because even used, it's pretty pricey. Well, today Nice Price or Crack Pipe has an Elise that's on the cheap - and its title is salvage.The back end of yesterday's yellow...
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The image above at first sight won’t seem like a car to your eyes. But it is. Christened as Lotus, this car offers a unique riding experience as the innovative concept is composed of several modules to adapt the passenger as per terrain or...
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Outfitting a car in generous servings of carbon fiber is always an action we stand behind, and that is especially true when its a car as small and sporty as the Lotus Evora. Specifically, the Evora Carbon Concept gets a carbon fiber roof, rear...
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The Lotus Evora Cup Racer, which has a price tag of £120,000 plus taxes, was revealed at the Geneva auto show. This car will soon be eligible for racing in the GT4 category and an innovative one-make Lotus Evora Cup. Only good comments have been...
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found 7 days ago by Ray Wert on
Jalopnik
The Vauxhall VX220's the answer to the question nobody would've thought to ask — what if GM built an Elise? Clarkson called the resulting platform prostitution a "skateboard of a car." Now that's whoring we can get behind. [via...
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found 10 days ago by Peter Orosz on
Jalopnik
Are hybrid supercars a lie? Or, instead, the next step in motoring evolution? We have channeled the spirit of America’s favorite foulmouthed cartoon character into our European intern to explain their presence at the Geneva Motor Show...
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Courtesy of Carscoop reader Allison P. coming straight out of my home town are these pictures of a probably-rocket-equipped Lotus Evora captured during a ski trip in Chamonix in the French Alps. Here's what Allison had to tell us about her...
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found 11 days ago by Sam Abuelsamid on
Autoblog
Ham and eggs. macaroni and cheese, chocolate and bacon (a new personal favorite!). Some things just naturally go together. Such is the case for Lotus and Cosworth. In 1967 when Keith Duckworth, Mike Costin and Ford got together to create the DFV...
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Italdesign Giugiaro's latest design study is a three-car plug-in collection debuting under the name EMAS, which stands for Eco Mobility Advanced Solutions (Emas also means "gold" in Malay). Built in collaboration with Proton and Lotus Engineering,...
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found 12 days ago by Matt Hardigree on
Jalopnik
These photos of a Lotus Evora on an unidentified film set in the French Alps show the same skis and gold-on-copper paint job as the Lotus Esprit Turbo from For Your Eyes Only. James Bond is getting his Lotus back!A reader of Automoblog snapped these...
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found 12 days ago by Noah Joseph on
Autoblog
If Proton is going to make it on the global scene amidst the big players, it's going to need some help. Fortunately for the Malaysian state-owned automaker, help isn't far behind. With the world's major carmakers bringing more and more of their...
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Joining the Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show is the new lightweight Lotus Evora Carbon Concept. The concept shows the use of stylish carbon fiber body panels, leather and alcantara interior, an aggressive carbon diffuser and a...
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One of our faithful readers spotted a couple Lotus Evoras while on a ski trip in Chamonix in the French Alps last week (lucky!) It was obviously being shot for a movie, but she couldn’t figure out for what movie! Could it be the new James Bond?...
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The Carbon Concept, another version of the Evora, is featured at the Lotus booth at the Geneva Motor Show. This concept car was created to “emphasize Lotus’ motorsport pedigree.” With that in mind, only exterior modifications have been done on...
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found 12 days ago by Damon Lavrinc on
Autoblog
It took us two trips to notice, but the Evora 414E Hybrid wasn't the only concept sharing the Lotus stand at the Geneva Motor Show. Taking its lightweight ethos to the next logical extreme, Lotus unveiled the rather unassuming Evora Carbon concept...
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found 12 days ago by Peter Orosz on
Jalopnik
With wings, added lightness and sure-footed handling, what appears to be a pigeon on the Geneva show floor is most likely a secret Lotus prototype on the loose.If her choice of cigarettes is any clue, Detective Orosz and his trusty sidekick Petrány...
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