French daily: Renault to sell 25% of F1 team to Proton?
According to Paris daily Le Figaro, French carmaker Renault is about to sell its remaining 25% stake in the Renault F1 Team to national carmaker Proton, and that the deal will be …
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Fernandes: We brought honour, pride to the Lotus name
Virgin Racing and HRT could not better 12th in Abu Dhabi, which means that Heikki Kovalainen's 12th place finish in Suzuka clinched 10th place for Lotus Racing in the constructors' championship. But …
First season mission accomplished for Lotus Racing
Even as Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel celebrate their mighty achievements in Abu Dhabi, Lotus Racing will leave the track happy as the Malaysian owned team has secured its primary goal for …
Carlos Ghosn adds heat to Lotus-Renault F1 rumours
Yesterday, you read here that Group Lotus (the Proton subsidiary) could be making an entry into Formula 1 via a collaboration with the Renault F1 Team. The paddock talks about Lotus coming …
Lotus Racing to build dedicated wind tunnel in Hingham
Lotus Racing has announced that the team will soon be starting work on the design and build of a dedicated wind-tunnel facility at its Hingham base in the UK. In addition, Lotus …
Lotus Elan 2+2 seater to ‘convert’ people to the brand
The new 2+2 seater Lotus Elan is positioned somewhere in between the Lotus Elise and the Esprit, and it has its engine positioned in the mid-engine position, with rear wheel drive. Lotus …
Lotus Elite – 2+2 seater Gran Tourer with folding top
The new Lotus Elite concept was the only car out of the 5 new concepts that Lotus unveiled much before the official Paris unveiling. If the Esprit is a supercar like a …
Next generation 2015 Lotus Elise – all grown up!
The 2011 Lotus Elise that was unveiled in Geneva earlier this year powered by Toyota's new Valvematic engines will continue to soldier on until 2015 where it will be replaced with the …
Lotus Eterne: new 4-door, 4-seater GT concept
The Lotus Eterne concept - another 4-door supersedan similar to the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide, the Porsche Panamera, the Fisker Karma, the Tesla Model S, the Maserati Quattroporte, and etc. …
Lotus Esprit – new flagship supercar coming in 2013!
The Lotus Esprit is finally back, and once it's launched in Spring 2013 it will put Lotus firmly back in the road-going supercar world. That means Lotus has got about 2 years …
Paris 2010: Live gallery of the fantastic five from Lotus!
The Lotus press launch at the Paris Motor Show was one of the most anticipated and audacious of the entire event. A huge crowd gathered around the pavilion long before the 4:45 …
VIDEOS: Lotus management on the new Lotus cars
While we're still processing the wealth of press information on all five new Lotus concept cars, here's a set of official videos from Lotus - one to accompany each car. You can …
The 5 new faces of Lotus unveiled – more details to come!
Don't stop and think for a moment that the Lotus City Car Concept and the Lotus Elite revealed before this are the only two cars that Lotus have in store for the …
Lotus CityCar Concept – it’s a three-door EMAS!
Greetings from Paris! After an epic traffic jam to reach the Porte de Versailles and failing to find a seat in this packed press room, here's the start of our live report …
Group Lotus vs 1Malaysia: Proton sets the record straight
Greetings from Paris! We're in the city of romance to bring you coverage of the 2010 Paris Motor Show, and yours truly just got back from a Lotus gala dinner where the …
Group Lotus vs 1Malaysia Racing: The team fights back!
It was shocking news when we heard that Proton and Group Lotus will be severing ties with Lotus Racing headed by Tony Fernandes. Now, here's a chance to listen from the other …
It’s official – Lotus Racing will be called Team Lotus in 2011!
As previously reported Lotus Racing has officially announced that they will be known as Team Lotus as of 2011. This is due to the fact that team principal Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin …
Turbocharged Proton Exora to debut next year, facelift version of an existing model to be launched this year
It has been widely reported previously that Proton will be introducing a turbocharged engine sometime next year and the Exora would be the first vehicle to run the engine. Proton has reiterated …
Lotus Elite supercar unveiled – set for 2014 release!
Lotus has finally revealed it's plans for the much-anticipated supercar, which will be given the legendary Elite designation. We are not sure if this model is the much-talked about Esprit replacement as …
Cosworth sets Lotus free from engine contract, path is now clear to secure Renault powertrain for 2011!
We told you last week that Lotus Racing was seeking to use Renault engines, and a deal has been agreed in principal, with the former's three-year engine supply contract with Cosworth being …
