Author Archives: Thorburn

Lotus Cars – Naming Dispute Resolution – Joint Press Release

We reported on it the other day and now Group Lotus and 1Malaysia Racing Team have issued a joint Press Release confirming that the F1 naming dispute over the Lotus name has been officially resolved. Group Lotus Plc and PROTON … Continue reading

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Lotus Cars – A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Lao Tzu – Legendary Chinese Philosopher

We noted last week that Lotus had opened their first dealership in China, and now comes the official Press Release and images from the launch. It certainly looks like Lotus is going all out to build the brand profile in … Continue reading

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Lotus Jetalliance – 6 hours of Zhuhai

After a disappointing showing last time out at Road Atlanta, which saw both cars badly damaged, the Lotus Jetalliance team are back and preparing their Evora GTEs to head to the Far East and take on the Six Hours of … Continue reading

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LRGP – Abu Dhabi GP Buildup

Lotus Renault GP are busy preparing for the Abu Dhabi GP, and will be hoping for a strong finish to the season to ensure they keep hold of the 5th place in the Constructors Championship. LRGP – James Allison on … Continue reading

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New Exige V6 photos up on the Lotus Facebook page

Lotus have posted up a few teaser shots of the new Exige S V6 on their Facebook page ahead of the launch of a new micro-site dedicated to the car. These shots are the first official photographs to come from … Continue reading

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More information on the Lotus V8 emerges

The NZ Herald has posted an article unveiling information on the new Lotus V8 engine currently in development and planned to slot in to the next generation Esprit, Elite and Eterne. The engine started dyno testing in August and if … Continue reading

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LRGP – LRGP to adopt Lotus chassis name from 2012

Lotus Renault GP have confirmed that for 2012 the team chassis is to be renamed from Renault to Lotus. The team name will remain Lotus Renault GP. Eric Boullier, Lotus Renault GP Team Principal & MD: “We are very pleased … Continue reading

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Lotus 1000km won by Stratton Motor Company

The 2011 Brands Hatch Lotus 1000km race was won by the Stratton Motor Company, with their factory supported Evora GT4 driven by Lotus Test Driver Gavin Kershaw and Le Mans 24hr racer Stuart Hall, by a margin of 5 laps … Continue reading

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Exige V6 and S2 Exige side by side in the Netherlands

A particularly good spot comes in from Arnhem over in the Netherlands today, courtesy of forum member mevistox5 who managed to not only get some shots of the new V6-engined Exige S, but did so with his own S2 Exige … Continue reading

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Racing under way in the Brands Hatch Lotus 1000km

The Brands Hatch Lotus 1000km race is now under way. Friday night qualifying saw an all Europa front row with the Europa Racing and Hoffmans Motorsport cars narrowly outpacing the GWS Motorsport Exige. The sole Evora GT4 on the grid, … Continue reading

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