Group Lotus Optimistic After High Court Hearing
25 Jan 2011, 15:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Lotus naming row continues in Formula 1, but an end to it is nearer that initially expected. And although Team Lotus has already announced the London High Court hearing on Monday as being a succ...
Lotus Elan's Digital Instrument Panel in Action
25 Jan 2011, 08:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Lotus Elan was one of the five sportscar concepts presented by the famous British manufacturer at last year’s Paris Auto Show. The bunch created quite the stir in the journalistic world, b...
Lotus Launches New Luxury Lifestyle Brand
24 Jan 2011, 15:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus Chief Executive Officer Danny Bahar has stated in the past that he intends to relaunch the British sportscar maker using its historic racing pedigree. At the forefront of company’s effor...
Proton Seeks GBP480 Million Lotus Funding
22 Jan 2011, 16:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Proton Holdings is in talks with CIMB and several other domestic banks to secure a substantial loan totaling the equivalent of £480 million ($768 million) for the five-year transformation plan...
Lotus Evora GT4 Gets Mansells Behind the Wheel
13 Jan 2011, 07:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For our Formula 1 loving fathers, the names Nigel Mansell and Lotus in the same sentence spell, for lack of a better word, greatness. The former F1 champion made its series debut behind the wheel of...
Lotus to Unveil Motorsport Lineup at NEC
12 Jan 2011, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With all the excitement caused by the North American International Auto Show slowly fading away, the eyes of the world are slowly turning towards the upcoming events; and, God knows, this year will ...
Lotus Exige Facelift Coming in 2012
5 Jan 2011, 15:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / However, the company won’t make a leap between philosophies, choosing a step-by-step approach instead. In other words, prior to redefining who it is, a move that will include the introduction ...
Lotus Releases Supercar Picture Galore
22 Dec 2010, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lotus, you know - the Brits that have a 60 percent chance of succeeding to slap the world with all the five fingers of the new-age supercar palm -, now come to tease us one again by releasing new pi...
Lotus Seeking Government Financial Aid
16 Dec 2010, 12:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the companies with the most ambitious development plans is Lotus, which started a true revolution earlier this year at the Paris Auto Show, when it introduced no less than five performance ve...
Boullier Calls Out Fernandes' "Stupid" Attempt to Keep Lotus Name
16 Dec 2010, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault F1's team principal Eric Boullier expressed his disappointment over seeing Tony Fernandes battle so hard to keep the name Team Lotus in Formula One next year. Well, disappointment...
Lotus Considers Future F1 Engine
16 Dec 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When they signed their 7-year commitment with Genii Capital for the build-up of the Lotus Renault F1 Team last week, Group Lotus had quite a long-term plan to develop their new F1 organization. Memb...
Bob Lutz Gives Lotus a 60% Chance of Success
16 Dec 2010, 10:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The international auto press was found gasping for air when Lotus revealed a total of five sportscar concepts and one for a small city car a few months ago at the Paris Auto Show. But many questione...
Lotus May Build its Own Engines
16 Dec 2010, 07:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / To say that Lotus stunned the world at this year’s Paris Auto Show would be an understatement. We’ll remember you that the British carmaker introduced no less than five high performance ...
Lotus F1 Naming Rights to Be Settled by the High Court
9 Dec 2010, 12:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Group Lotus buying into the former Renault F1 Team has now led to a somehow controversial situation inside the world of Formula One. For the first time in the series' existence, we have two tea...
Lotus Returns to F1, Confirms Deal with Genii Capital
8 Dec 2010, 11:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! Lotus will become part of Formula One racing, as a name, until at least the 2017 season, after Group Lotus confirmed earlier today that it has become major equity partner of Geni...
Lotus Will Not Use KERS in Early 2011
3 Dec 2010, 08:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus (we can call it that until the British courts rule otherwise) will unlikely use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in the 2011 season of Formula One. Back in May, team principal To...
Lotus Hires New Executives
3 Dec 2010, 08:23 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Lotus Cars CEO Dany T. Bahar went headhunting for executives with global auto industry experience and came back accompanied by former BMW boss Karl-Heinz Kalbfell and ex-Ferrari executive Guillaume ...
Gascoyne Frustrated with Group Lotus F1 Prospects
2 Dec 2010, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus technical officer Mike Gascoyne voiced his frustration over the fact that Group Lotus would rather spend millions on a potential partnership with French carmaker Renault for a Formula One come...
Chandhok Tests GP2 Car, Still Aims for 2011 F1 Seat
30 Nov 2010, 11:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Indian driver Karun Chandhok has recently tested a GP2 car in Abu Dhabi, yet his mind continues to be set on Formula One. And rightfully so, since driving an F1 car once can make a driver forget all...
Lotus To Supply Engines and Body Kits for 2012 IndyCar
19 Nov 2010, 12:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus, the famous British manufacturer with a long racing history, has announced it will produce a brand new racing engine for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. The move comes thanks to new regulations ...