Your Source For Finding Free Articles On All Your Favorite Topics. / en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:07 GMT /Article/Lotus_developing_new_electric_sports_car/5045 Sat, 3 Jan 2009 09:19:51 GMT Lotus is laboring on an electric sports car to compete with Tesla’s Roadster and Fisker’s Karma. The CEO of Lotus, Michael Kimberley, said the company is already “working on the technologies that will go behind” the electric Lotus, and that buyers should not be “surprised to see an electric Lotus shortly”.The news emerges after the latest revealing of the Lotus Evora 4-seater, for which there is already a long list of celebrities expressing interest. The Evora and the latest electric Lotus... 636bbfbca2008177b4ebff9101470528 /Article/Ecotricity_planning_wind_propelled_electric_vehicle_based_on_Lotus_Exige/4552 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:20:25 GMT Eco-friendly electricity supplier Ecotricity has been vending green electricity for over ten years now, but its originator Dale Vince has determined to take on a grander venture, which is to make a sports car that is both attractive and wind-propelled electric. At present, Vince is laboring with a crew of engineers and developers a total conversion of a Lotus Exige coupe.The present improvements on the vehicle can be viewed on the blog of Vince, Zerocarbonista, and also at the present time the Exige has... 1bde906ba87bfd2f2071c412480aef79 /Article/Ecotricity_planning_wind_propelled_electric_vehicle_based_on_Lotus_Exige/4497 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:19:48 GMT Eco-friendly electricity supplier Ecotricity has been vending green electricity for over ten years now, but its originator Dale Vince has determined to take on a grander venture, which is to make a sports car that is both attractive and wind-propelled electric. At present, Vince is laboring with a crew of engineers and developers a total conversion of a Lotus Exige coupe.The present improvements on the vehicle can be viewed on the blog of Vince, Zerocarbonista, and also at the present time the Exige has... b575d07fe81d0f2de7fcebbd4dc3c202 /Article/Ecotricity_planning_wind_propelled_electric_vehicle_based_on_Lotus_Exige/4476 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:19:41 GMT Eco-friendly electricity supplier Ecotricity has been vending green electricity for over ten years now, but its originator Dale Vince has determined to take on a grander venture, which is to make a sports car that is both attractive and wind-propelled electric. At present, Vince is laboring with a crew of engineers and developers a total conversion of a Lotus Exige coupe.The present improvements on the vehicle can be viewed on the blog of Vince, Zerocarbonista, and also at the present time the Exige has... 5fede40e9666d317de995b30cfffad41 /Article/Lotus_Evora_order_list_includes_007_and_Top_Gear_hosts/4261 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:58:47 GMT Lotus just recently opened the order book for its new 2+2 sports coupe and already the Lotus Evora has attracted some of the world’s most popular, rich, and famous folks. Even the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has put his name down to be part of the first group to receive the Evora once its starts rolling off the assembly line in early 2009.Top Gear UK hosts Richard Hammond and James May have also put their name down along with both James Bond 007 actors Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan. Other famous... 7bffda6cd3303fddecaf63a2e4990d21 /Article/LA_AUTO_SHOW_Lotus_Evora_comes_to_the_stateside/3907 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:29:09 GMT        Getting in and unalike apropos of an Evora vigor endure easy solely getting partake of an evora may endure tough since Lotus think good only. The 2010 Lotus evora has processed its stateside installation at the 2008 LA universal Show. Lotus said that superego acquitted a fullness in reference to heeding up a wider, taller door apertures and narrower sills that make getting in and dead easy. The Evora was built doing Lotus’s new flighty conveyance mold from... 0c60c9ee9311b637a04c37f36a06432b /Article/2009_Lotus_Evora/3525 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:36:04 GMT                                       With its stunning visual impact, exhilarating all-round dynamic performance, innovative chassis technology and high levels of luxury, packaging and convenience, the Evora heralds an exciting new era for Lotus.The first all-new Lotus since the iconic Elise made its debut in 1995... 1cb965a1e183c815831f2921db27b4de /Article/Lotus_confirms_convertible_Evora_400_hp_version_in_the_works/3499 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:30:28 GMT As we told you last month, more versions of the new 2010 Lotus Evora are on the way. Just weeks after its debut at the 2008 London Motor Show, Lotus has already confirmed that it is working on convertible version of the new Evora.Lotus says that a convertible version of the Evora will be launched in late 2011 and since the lifespan of the Evora is expected to be 8-years - that should be early enough to keep the nameplate fresh.The new Lotus Evora is powered by a 3.5 liter V6 DOHC, with dual VVT-i... fa5297d906a2c7d2905efadf0d62a0e8 /Article/2010_Lotus_Eagle/3414 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:51:34 GMT Lotus revealed today the first official information on the 2010 Project Eagle that will make its world debut at the British Motorshow on 22nd July at an 11:30 press conference. This is the time when Lotus will also reveal the official name of the car.The Project Eagle is powered by a modified version of Toyota’s 3.5-litre V6, with dual VVT-i that produced 280 hp. It can hit a top speed of 160 mph; the 0-60 mph sprint from standstill is estimated at sub 5 seconds prototype figures.Styled in-house... 9acab7a0ffb8950ee747356c76603def /Article/2009_Lotus_Sport_Exige_GT4/3226 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:16:34 GMT Lotus broadens Australian motorsport eligibilityFollowing the new and exciting evolution of the GT Championship, series organisers range of Lotus vehicles to race within the new three-tier structure. This is to allow new and existing Lotus vehicles to enter and be highly competitive in a national category. With previous GT Championship catering solely for GT3 specification cars, the recent announcement of three-class structure is met with much enthusiasm within Lotus Cars Australia. In support of this... b9dd3e545820f0dc437834e6a749f999 /Article/Lotus_Launches_218hp_supercharged_Elise_SC/2205 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:18:31 GMT First Drive: Lotus Elise SC                   We clamber behind the wheel of the new supercharged Elise for the ride of our lives.                       Last week we got to drive the new 218hp supercharged Lotus Elise SC. It boats less power than the equivalent Exige S 240 because the Elise makes do without an intercooler in order to maintain rear visibility. This, of course, leaves the door... 2822c497d931938b414be110ee339a0a /Article/Lotus_Elise_in_Gran_Turismo_5_Prologue/2123 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:16:49 GMT The eagerly anticipated ‘Gran Turismo 5 Prologue™’ for PlayStation®3 was released by Sony Computer Entertainment UK at a recent launch event in London’s Marble Arch and was supported by Lotus Cars who has two versions of the iconic Elise in the game.One of the capital’s largest underground car parks was transformed into the GT5 Pit Lane which boasted some of the stars of the game which is heralded as one of the most realistic to date. Alongside the legendary 1996 Lotus Elise and the now... c9af1e1a5a58ea32f6df6542ffc28833 /Article/2008_Lotus_Elise_SC_In_Detail/2054 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:41:15 GMT Introducing the Supercharged Elise SC, the newest addition to the 2008 Lotus line-up.Easily defined by its new rear spoiler and unique alloy wheels, this is the first time the multi-award winning roadster has been fitted with an all-new supercharger installation producing 162kW and an electrifying 0-100km/h in 4.6 seconds.This is no mere engine swap from the supercharged Exige. Applied to the current Elise’s 1.8-litre 2-ZZ VVTL-i engine, the Lotus-designed, Magnuson-produced supercharger uses a... 35a595029f13383250febd4b70a9b4b9 /Article/That_s_a_wrap_Union_Jack_Lotus_Exige_S_filmed_for_Discovery_Channel/381 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:36:47 GMT Click image to enlargeNo, it's not the official ride of Captain Britain, but it would probably fit the bill nicely. The Lotus Exige S shown was the subject of an episode of Discovery Channel's How Do They Do It? series. The topic was vehicle wraps, and Lotus Design came up with the flag motif to be applied to one of its dynamic sports cars. Four techs took ten hours to complete the job this was a little more complicated than wrapping a city bus with a pizzeria ad and the results look pretty stunning. If... 4df24fe25703233174030b8c685a475e /Article/Lotus_to_celebrate_60th_anniversary_a_few_years_early/243 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:10:42 GMT Lotus has always done things a little differently, so it should come as no surprise that the sportscar-maker is celebrating its 60th anniversary even though it's only 56 years old. The event that Lotus is commemorating is actually the first racing car which its founder, Colin Chapman, crafted in 1948, four years ahead of his founding Lotus Engineering in 1952. Since then Lotus has changed hands several times, falling under the General Motors umbrella, who in turn sold it to Romano Artioli's Bugatti... 1c39e986908c76db6d5f5f292fd2c7b7