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Known for lightweight corner carvers unlike anything else on the road, the Lotus brand is going through big changes. You see, chief executive officer Phil Popham believes that the future is electric, hence the Evija hypercar being electric.
The Hethel-based manufacturer is owned by Chinese conglomerate Geely, and the parent company of Volvo and Polestar has also doubled down on electrification in recent years. In a way, Lotus will be aligned with the other brands in the group.
One of the cars that brought fame to the British automaker is the Esprit, penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro and made famous by the 007 franchise in 1977. Remember the car-marine thingy from The Spy Who Loved Me? Yeah, that is an Esprit S1.
Lotus discontinued this nameplate in 2004 for the Europa S, and the Evora serves as the spiritual successor. The quirky-looking coupe in the photo gallery isn’t an Evora, though, but a test mule for the next generation of the Esprit.
It’s easy to tell that something’s wrong with the bodywork, and it comes as no surprise given that Lotus is fine-tuning the chassis at the present moment. It’s impossible to tell what hides under the rear deck of the vehicle, and the pictures don’t give us a clear view of the cockpit either. Word on the street is that the Esprit will be revealed in 2021 as a 2022 model, but nothing is official yet.
Lotus is also understood to be working on next-generation electric powertrains, and an e-sports car is due to roll out towards the end of 2022 according to multiple reports. Given that the United Kingdom plans to ban the sale of new cars that run on fossil fuels in 2030, the British automaker's strategy starts to make sense.
As a brief refresher, Lotus first hinted at a successor for the Esprit at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. In addition to the chassis mule, the photo gallery includes pics of the concept car with a 5.0-liter V8 capable of 620 PS (612 HP).
One of the cars that brought fame to the British automaker is the Esprit, penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro and made famous by the 007 franchise in 1977. Remember the car-marine thingy from The Spy Who Loved Me? Yeah, that is an Esprit S1.
Lotus discontinued this nameplate in 2004 for the Europa S, and the Evora serves as the spiritual successor. The quirky-looking coupe in the photo gallery isn’t an Evora, though, but a test mule for the next generation of the Esprit.
It’s easy to tell that something’s wrong with the bodywork, and it comes as no surprise given that Lotus is fine-tuning the chassis at the present moment. It’s impossible to tell what hides under the rear deck of the vehicle, and the pictures don’t give us a clear view of the cockpit either. Word on the street is that the Esprit will be revealed in 2021 as a 2022 model, but nothing is official yet.
Lotus is also understood to be working on next-generation electric powertrains, and an e-sports car is due to roll out towards the end of 2022 according to multiple reports. Given that the United Kingdom plans to ban the sale of new cars that run on fossil fuels in 2030, the British automaker's strategy starts to make sense.
As a brief refresher, Lotus first hinted at a successor for the Esprit at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. In addition to the chassis mule, the photo gallery includes pics of the concept car with a 5.0-liter V8 capable of 620 PS (612 HP).
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