Product Reviews Net » Lotus http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2010 Paris Motor Show: Lotus Hits Us With Five Concepts http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/01/2010-paris-motor-show-lotus-hits-us-with-five-concepts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2010-paris-motor-show-lotus-hits-us-with-five-concepts http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/01/2010-paris-motor-show-lotus-hits-us-with-five-concepts/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:36:56 +0000 Daniel Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=110104 We reported recently on the Lotus Elite Concept, due for unveiling at this weeks Paris Motor Show. Well while we were obviously expecting to see this and possibly a second, if not a third concept from the famous sports car manufacturer. Lotus surprised us all by pulling the covers off five new vehicles.

According to Autoblog, Dany Bahar CEO of Lotus, announced that the company was entering a new era. The cars unveiled show that Lotus has revitalised its entire range, revealed were Esprit, Elan, Elite, Elise and Eterne concepts. This new range will be set to take on the large players such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin.

One things for certain the styling of the new concepts lend themselves to the sports car market, although some may say that Lotus should stick to what they know in building ultra light weight road cars. Is there the right space in the market for Lotus to be taken seriously against such competition as Italian giants Ferrari?

Whatever way you look at it this is a big step for Lotus and only time will tell as to whether they can hold their own in such established company. For now though head over to Autoblog for a gallery of pictures of each of the new concepts.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/01/2010-paris-motor-show-lotus-hits-us-with-five-concepts/feed/ 0 Lotus Evora S and Evora IPS: Paris Auto Show Preview http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/08/27/lotus-evora-s-and-evora-ips-paris-auto-show-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lotus-evora-s-and-evora-ips-paris-auto-show-preview http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/08/27/lotus-evora-s-and-evora-ips-paris-auto-show-preview/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:18:34 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=107468 We already know that Lotus is to announce two new Evora vehicles at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, but we had yet to learn their names. However thanks to a press release sent to Autoblog we now know that they are to be called the Evora S and IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift).

The specs read well on paper – well on a browser – but how will they translate on the road? Lotus has always made cars that do not offer the best in performance, but more than makes up for it in handling – lets just hope that the two Evora’s stick with that tradition.

The Evora S is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 Toyota engine, which produces 345hp. 0-60 can be achieved in just 4.8 seconds and will keep going until it reaches 172mph.

The Evora IPS is a tamer version of the S model, but will come with a new six-speed automatic transmission. The driver will be able to choose which mode they prefer to use, either manual shift or fully automatic. The question is, are these the Ferrari rivals that Lotus said were coming back in June?

For the complete technical specification you can view them on the press release on Autoblog.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/08/27/lotus-evora-s-and-evora-ips-paris-auto-show-preview/feed/ 0 Lotus: New Product Line-Up to Rival Ferrari and Porsche http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/06/23/lotus-new-product-line-up-to-rival-ferrari-and-porsche/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lotus-new-product-line-up-to-rival-ferrari-and-porsche http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/06/23/lotus-new-product-line-up-to-rival-ferrari-and-porsche/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:18:30 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=103037 Lotus made some bold statements yesterday, by saying that the company will see a “Dawn of a new era.” Proton who now owns Lotus has been rounding up a great team of people from a number of supercar and sports car companies, such as Porsche and Ferrari, and is to develop a new line-up that will go toe-to-toe with these brands – as well as Aston Martin.

For years we have been used to Lotus using a Toyota powerplant, but those days are numbered. They know to take the fight to Ferrari and Porsche they need to not only produce a car with great performance but also add some luxury to the mix as well.

According to Paul Tan, by 2015 Lotus hopes to start selling cars from €100,000 to €130,000 and also wants to increase sales from 2,500 to 8,000 units per year. The company now has a new logo “Tomorrow’s luxury sports car, today.” Kind of catchy don’t you think? Future Lotus models will go from a fun-day at the racetrack to a more complex up-market machine.

Some of the features to be included from the new models include: active aerodynamics, hybrid, HUD, as 7-speed twin clutch transmissions and much more. This certainly shows that Lotus is serious when they want to duke it out with the big boys from Italy and Germany – we just hope that they succeed.

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