Is Lotus finally accepting the Litespeed run/Malaysian backed Lotus F1 Team as their own? It would seem so because Hethel has chose now to launch the Exige S Type 72, named after the Lotus Type 72 Formula One car which achieved 20 Grand Prix victories between 1970 and 1975. To commemorate a return of the Lotus name in F1 perhaps?
The Type 72 won three Formula 1 Constructors’ Championships (1970, 1972, 1973) and two Drivers’ World Championships (Jochen Rindt in 1970 and Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972). The Exige S wears the famous black and gold Type 72 livery and is finished by the same sign writer who painted the racing cars.
The 935kg Exige S sprints to 100 km/h in just 4.7 seconds, before maxing out at 233 km/h. It is a powered by a mid-mounted Toyota sourced 1.8-litre supercharged engine with 220 bhp/215 Nm and an 8500rpm redline.
The Exige S Type 72 comes with black micro fibre ProBax sports seats with gold stitching and a special build plate commemorating one of the F1 car’s 20 GP wins. The Sport Pack, which includes a steel main roll hoop, Lotus Traction Control, twin oil coolers and an adjustable front anti-roll bar, is standard.
Looks really good to these eyes. Gallery is after the jump.
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is lotus still owned by malaysia?
do we have the say in the company?
by d way, superb sport car
FIRST ! nice car
fry said,
December 24, 2009 @ 10:53 am
is lotus still owned by malaysia?
do we have the say in the company?
by d way, superb sport car
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Where have you been my friend? It is still controled by Proton.
HARD-CORE. Love the BLACK
this looks good..
btw, how many years have it been since proton got lotus? aside from handling, what else do we get and learn? i would love to know
oh DAMN!!!!!! Lotus has become SICK!!!!!!!!!!!! the ex-ferrari man is behind all these….. that's it…. im buying one of these puppies….
awg1031 said,
December 24, 2009 @ 11:39 am
this looks good..
btw, how many years have it been since proton got lotus? aside from handling, what else do we get and learn? i would love to know
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At least perodua expert in design bonnet and bumpers..
Why the design always the same?
black is gold… reminds me of a cigarette brand…
btw, how many years have it been since proton got lotus? aside from handling, what else do we get and learn? i would love to know
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I don't think the UK government allows the transfer of technology simply by purchasing the company. Proton owns Lotus, but it doesn't control it, I think most of the board of directors are still British.
should i have one, i'll add the John Players Special decal on the car just like the old F1 racer….yummy!
Ngan said,
December 24, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
black is gold… reminds me of a cigarette brand…
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Right, but wrong brand. John Players Special ciggie brand is often associated with Lotus, but the Black is Gold tagline is the Perillys cigarette.
yummy,yummy……….
jolly_idiot said,
Why the design always the same?
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The Porsche also liddat !!!
Performance is a little to less for the car that bear the emblem of one of the most successful F1 car of all time. Only the exterior has the fame but not the performance that denied this car old golden day.
lotus is another company with so many different versions of their super successful elise model. the exige the elise SS the … … so many versions.
the rims do look old skol !
aiyooo….. be proud lah proton save lotus from bankrupcy… if not mistaken we bought lotus in cash
boring car
jolly_idiot said,
December 24, 2009 @ 11:51 am
Why the design always the same?
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cause it is based on the same car, Lotus Elise.
I love it!
Ngan said,
December 24, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
btw, how many years have it been since proton got lotus? aside from handling, what else do we get and learn? i would love to know
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I don’t think the UK government allows the transfer of technology simply by purchasing the company. Proton owns Lotus, but it doesn’t control it, I think most of the board of directors are still British.
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Then WTF we bought LOTUS for?????????????
i prefer the scura haha
when you buy a company for 100% share… how come you cant have a say in the company?
Weird business thinking la some guy here…
Lotus Chairman is a Malaysian lah… it's 100pc owned by Proton.
TURBOfans-VW FANS-Anti-Proton fans said,
December 24, 2009 @ 8:01 pm
Then WTF we bought LOTUS for?????????????
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for the handling
Hahaa… you fellas are funny.
I am sure many of you are in Facebook. Please join the group Lotus Cars Club Malaysia (LCCM) to catch up with our frequent activities including drivers’ training, autocross and track sessions. Anyone is free to drop by and check out our cars. Lotus Cars Malaysia (LCM) is always supporting/running the events with full technical support and would be more than happy to show the demo cars that they always bring to these events.
Cheers
Is Malaysia entering into F1? Lotus Malaysia? Funny that petronas goes and sponsors Mercedes Brawn. Says a lot for their belief in Lotus team malaysia.
malaysia safe lotus but they still remain british…in this bolehland proton = lotus
Hahaa… you fellas are funny.
I am sure many of you are in Facebook. Please join the group Lotus Cars Club Malaysia (LCCM) to catch up with our frequent activities including drivers' training, autocross and track sessions. Anyone is free to drop by and check out our cars. Lotus Cars Malaysia (LCM) is always supporting/running the events with full technical support and would be more than happy to show the demo cars that they always bring to these events.
Cheers
"At least perodua expert in design bonnet and bumpers.."
yeah rite..why blame p2..blame toyota la. p2 dont even have r&d..n yet oh pls look at the sales figure.
that car is awesome!i should ride that.
Lovely car.
People bash proton not because they want it to improve, it is a cry of their own weakness for;-
i) not working hard enough to be able to own more expensive car,
ii) showing that they are smart and others are stupid,
iii) lack of parental upbringing in manners and decency in speaking.
Even a child will know how to differentiate between a positive criticism and outright spewing of slurs.