A Lotus Elise that drives itself!
I had expected to see a blue 200 DARPA Urban Challenge Lotus Elise covered with sensor equipment but the autonomous Lotus Elise that is on display at the Proton Technology week had …
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Lotus Evora: official name for the Project Eagle 2+2
Click for high resolution photo Lotus has unveiled its highly secretive Project Eagle car, now officially christened the Lotus Evora at the 2008 British International Motor Show. The 2+2 mid-engined sports car …
Preview details of Lotus Project Eagle car
Group Lotus CEO Mike Kimberly calls the above car the biggest milestone that Lotus has achieved since the original Lotus Elise 13 years ago. This milestone car is currently known by its …
Lotus gets two UK government green projects
Lotus Engineering has won two green vehicle projects from the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board. The first project involves working as part of the Zero Emission London Taxi Commercialisation consortium to develop …
Lotus and Continental’s Low CO2 Project
Click to enlarge Lotus Engineering and Continental Division Powertrain have just posted the results of a Low CO2 research project, involving an Opel Astra equipped with a new prototype inline-3 1.5 litre …
A local firm wants to buy Lotus?
The Malaysian Reserve reports that a local firm has approached Proton with a proposal to take over Proton's stake in Lotus. The business daily did not mention which local firm this is …
Lotus and Siemens VDO to reveal new engine
Lotus Engineering and Siemens VDO will be jointly exhibiting a new 1.5 litre 3-cylinder force inducted hybrid engine at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show which should be starting any time now. The …
No made in China Lotus
Something Lotus generally does not do is respond to individual articles in the media, but this time the British company has stepped up and responded to the recent news that Jinhua Neoplan …
Jinhua Neoplan to assemble Lotus cars in China
Jinhua Neoplan will be assembling CKD kits of Lotus cars in China, with one of the first cars set to be the Lotus Europa. Interesting to note that Jinhua Neoplan is part …
RM272 million ringgit to cover Lotus debts
Proton has loaned the Lotus Group £40 million, or RM272 million ringgit, to cover the Lotus Group's third successive year of losses. This loan will be converted to equity, which actually means …
Zap releases more details on ZAP-X
Remember Zap? I reported earlier in February that US electric car maker Zap was employing the services of Lotus to develop the ZAP-X for them, an all-wheel drive crossover MPV which would …
Spyker wants to buy Lotus
Dutch car manufacturer Spyker has made a bid for Lotus, reported Dutch auto magazine AutoWeek. AutoWeek's unnamed sources claims the Dutch company is already in talks with Proton about the possible porchase. …
Lotus Integrated Exhaust Manifold
Lotus Engineering displayed their Integrated Exhaust Manifold technology at the 2007 Geneva International Motor Show. Basically, it is an exhaust manifold integrated into the cylinder head. A demonstration of this was shown …
Proton and Lotus Engineering develop Proton GEN2 EVE Hybrid Concept
Lotus Engineering will have this on display at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, a Proton GEN2 equipped with Lotus Engineering's EVE Hybrid technology. EVE, which stands for Efficient, Viable, Environmental, basically pairs …
ZAP-X: Performance MPV with in-wheel motors based on Lotus APX
Zero Air Pollution, or ZAP, is a US-based company that will be debuting a new vehicle, the ZAP-X, at the North American Dealers Association show next week. ZAP already has electric cars …
Lotus gets Jinhua Youngman engineering deal
The feasibility study between Lotus Engineering Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Youngman Automobile Group Co Ltd (Jinhua Youngman) recently concluded with positive results, and Lotus has managed to secure the deal to assist …
More on Lotus turnaround plan – Lotus Satria Neo?
We have more details on Group Lotus' plan to turnaround the company within the next 5 years. Previous details on the plan revealed plans to produce more of it's own cars, re-engineer …
Group Lotus 5-year turnaround plan
Proton Holdings Bhd is setting up a special unit to fully capitalise on it's UK subsidiary Group Lotus, part of Group Lotus' five-year turnaround plan. The unit, to be comprised of people …
1990 Lotus Carlton (Lotus Omega)
Photo: Jussi Koskinen The Lotus Carlton was born during the days where General Motors owned Lotus, before Proton bought them. It was based on the 1986 Vauxhall Carlton/Opel Omega Mark 2 3.0GSi, …
Lotus Cars for the next 5 years
Lotus CEO Mike Kimberley reveals some of Lotus Cars' future plans in an interview with Autocar. Kimberley says Lotus is aiming to increase it's annual production to 8,000 units in the next …
