Author Archives: Thorburn

Driven: Lotus Exige S Roadster

Last week we once again paid a visit to Lotus’s factory in Hethel, this time to drive the new Exige S Roadster. But how does it compare to the coupe, and does it live up to the Exige name? Find … Continue reading

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Video – When Kimi visited Hethel

When Lotus F1 Team driver paid a visit to Hethel ahead of the British Grand Prix this year, testing out the Exige V6 Cup R, Exige S coupe and Roadsters and the Evora S Sports Racer around the companies test … Continue reading

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Article – Zak Brown discusses the Lotus-Renault 98T

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Although its racing career ended almost 27 years ago the 98T came back to the motoring worlds attention after the Classic Team Lotus run and Paul Morgan owned Chassis #4, used by Senna for the latter part of the 1986 … Continue reading

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LoTRDC – Lights-to-flag win for Fenn at Spa

Rob Fenn took a lights to flag victory this weekend as the Lotus Cup UK headed across the channel to the stunning Spa-Francorchamps circuit for Round 5 of this years championship. Source: LoTRDC – Lights-to-flag win for Fenn at Spa … Continue reading

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Lotus to show Elise S Club Racer alongside other attractions at this years Goodwood Festival of Speed

Those heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the coming days will have plenty to see from Lotus, with the new Club Racer spec version of the Elise S on display along with a host of other attractions including … Continue reading

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Lotus F1 Team return to form with double podium in Germany

After a few difficult races it was a return to form for the Lotus F1 Team this weekend in Germany, with a double podium finish and Kimi Raikkonen only narrowly missing out on victory at the Nurburgring. With a late … Continue reading

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Article – Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2013

If you didn’t visit this years Cholmondeley Pageant of Power then you might just have missed one of this years stand out events, with a stunning range of machinery on display and taking to the fearsome hillclimb. There were some … Continue reading

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Autocar take a first drive of the Exige S Roadster

With deliveries of the Exige S Coupe now in full flow it’s time for attention to turn to the Exige S Roadster, and Autocar have just posted up their First Drive Review. The Exige S Roadster doesn’t just swap the … Continue reading

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Carbon-fibre Evora door handles available now from Elise-shop

One of the minor issues often picked up on in the Evora interior was the plastic interior door handles. To help remedy this niggle Elise-shop are now offering replacement autoclaved carbon-fibre door handle covers, available in both gloss and matt … Continue reading

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LoTRDC – Walker headlines V festival at Hockenheim

The V6 engined cars continued to lead the pack in this years Lotus Cup Europe series, with Jon Walker taking victory in his Exige V6 Cup R in both races ahead of the Evora GT4 of Gregory Rasse at Hockenheim … Continue reading

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