Category Archives: Group Lotus

2012 Indycar Season Kicks Off

Posted on 24th March 2012

It’s not all about the F1 weekend, with the 2012 Indycar season kicking off on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. Along with the new Dallara DW12 chassis the 2012 season also sees Lotus returning to the sport with a … Continue reading →

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Lotus F1 Team – Malaysian GP Buildup

Posted on 21st March 2012

It’s the second race of the season this weekend and Lotus F1 are making a big splash in the run up to race in the home country of Group Lotus owners Proton. To warm people up the Renault R30 was … Continue reading →

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Lotus Cars – Lotus To Star At 2012 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Posted on 16th March 2012

Lotus are set to star at this years Goodwood Festival of Speed, with a large presence planned, along with the promise of an attempt to break the hills record time, set in 1999 by Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren, in … Continue reading →

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Lotus No Longer Paying For F1 Sponsorship?

Posted on 15th March 2012

Are Lotus no longer paying for sponsorship of the Lotus F1 Team? It would appear so! In an interview on SpeedTV Lotus F1 Team Chairman, and Genii Group, boss Gerard Lopez stated the Group Lotus is no longer paying to … Continue reading →

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Lotus Exige on the Goodwood Hill

Posted on 15th March 2012

It seems to be a day for 1 minute videos today, with PistonHeads posting up an on-board video of Lotus Chief Tester Matt Becker taking the new V6-engined Exige S up the Goodwood Hill in a scant 60 seconds as … Continue reading →

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SELOC Does The Lotus Driving Academy – Level 1

Posted on 14th March 2012

The Lotus Driving Academy has already received great reviews from SELOC members, with Andibrook writing a piece on his experiences there for us last year. So when the offer came through courtesy of Paul Parkinson of Lipscomb Lotus for an … Continue reading →

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Updated: Gallery – Lotus at Geneva

Posted on 7th March 2012

Updated: Now with all the latest shots of the Lotus booth. You can also read Lotus’ official show report over on the Lotus Cars website. The Geneva Motor Show is already under way, and Lotus have published a selection of … Continue reading →

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EVO – Funding Delays Hold Up Exige, Evora GTE and Esprit Development

Posted on 7th March 2012

EVO Magazine have posted exerts from an exclusive interview with Lotus Cars CEO Dany Bahar discussing the DRB-Hicom buyout of Proton and it’s impact on Lotus’ car development programme. As a result of the development freeze the launch dates for … Continue reading →

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Lotus F1 Team – Kimi at the Geneva Motorshow

Posted on 6th March 2012

Lotus F1 Team driver Kimi Räikkönen took a break from preparing for the start of the season in just over a weeks time to take a look round the Lotus stand at the Geneva Motor Show. The former F1 World … Continue reading →

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Lotus Cars – Lotus Engineering / Fagor Ederlan Supercharged Production 3-Cylinder Range Extender

Posted on 6th March 2012

The second of todays Geneva Press Releases is a new supercharged version of the Lotus range extender engine. The production Lotus Engineering / Fagor Ederlan Range Extender is an extremely compact, lightweight, low-cost engine and generator, designed specifically for hybrid … Continue reading →

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