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Published June 30, 2011 | 
 Automobile Magazine | Report: Lotus Planning 212-MPH Esprit Superleggera, Ethos City Car Automobile Magazine Auto Express reveals that Lotus is already developing a high-performance variant of the new car. AE says the Esprit Superleggera will employ a 4.8-liter V-8 engine producing 612 hp at 9000 rpm, and a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. ... Lotus to unleash Britain's fastest car |
Published June 17, 2011 |  The Lotus Forums (press release) | Lotus Cars arrive in China The Lotus Forums (press release) The full range of high performance Lotus cars will be available in China, the award-winning Lotus Evora, the iconic Lotus Elise and the stunning Exige. Lotus China has initially ordered 100 cars, with the Evora accounting for the majority of these ... |
Published June 15, 2011 | Lotus launches Lotus Champion campaign with EMO The Drum Created by localisation agency EMO, the focus of the campaign is the 'Lotus Champion' competition which will be run through an exclusive affinity partnership with Evo magazine, Dennis Publishing's monthly title devoted to high performance cars. ... |
Published June 10, 2011 |  News - What Car? | Lotus Evora IPS driven News - What Car? While many modern sports cars have super-fast twin-clutch gearboxes, the Evora has a more conventional torque-converter 'box pinched from a Lexus RX. That might not sound like the perfect match for a high-performance car such as the Evora, ... |
Published May 26, 2011 |  New York Times (blog) | Button encouraged by McLaren 'slow' performance crash.net Hamilton chased the German to the line in Spain less than a week ago, which was encouragement in itself, but Button is especially excited by the McLaren's specific sector results following the introduction of a parts upgrade in Barcelona. ... Lewis Hamilton on Spain, Monaco and Red Bull F1: Grand Prix News Briefs F1 : 2011 Monaco - Lotus Renault - Monte Carlo Formula 1 race preview |
Published May 25, 2011 | Cars new and old delight residents NorthJersey.com Many of the cars were from bygone eras dating back to the 1920s, but one township resident showed off a more modern racing car. Ingrid Steffensen uses her bright yellow Lotus in high-performance driving events on race tracks. Her husband, Jeff Bruce, ... |
Published May 23, 2011 |  Formula 1 | LRGP - Monaco Preview The Lotus Forums (press release) In the race itself, I did not drive so successfully in certain parts after I stopped, but what I did learn from the experience is that ideally we would like to have more new, fresh tyres. Tyre degradation was a real factor there, and I think it ... F1: Renault Q & A - Allison Monaco preview quotes: Sauber |
Published May 19, 2011 | 2011 Spain GP (Barcelona): Lotus Renault Formula One (F1) Race Preview PaddockTalk NH: During testing, we had updates on some days and other teams brought some new parts on other days - it was difficult to draw too much from that experience. This time we will be bringing some more new parts, which will help us improve our performance ... |
Published May 16, 2011 |  The Lotus Forums (press release) | LRGP - Spanish GP Preview The Lotus Forums (press release) NH: During testing, we had updates on some days and other teams brought some new parts on other days – it was difficult to draw too much from that experience. This time we will be bringing some more new parts, which will help us improve our performance ... |
Published May 8, 2011 | Live - Turkish Grand Prix BBC Sport Team Lotus technical director Mike Gascoyne says it is too difficult and expensive to bring new parts on long-haul races but while the cars are away work in the wind tunnels - where new parts are tried and tested - increases. ... |