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Lotus possibly delays new Esprit to 2011, may add hybrid drive

The original Lotus Esprit was one of the most iconic sports car shapes ever penned and remained in production through various refreshes for 28 years. An all-new Esprit has been anticipated by Lotus fans for some time and most recently was expected to debut in 2010. The latest plan for the Esprit was to derive it from the platform of the new Evora but with significantly more power. Most of the powertrain rumors revolved around using BMW's 4.4L V8 or possibly the 5.0L V10 from the M5. The latter is unlikely since BMW is moving toward smaller ... Read more →

Hybrid Lotus on the way? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of the Lotus Evora Lotus reportedly has something interesting up its corporate sleeves for an upcoming sports car project. Although nothing official has been ...

Lotus possibly delays new Esprit to 2011, may add hybrid drive 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

The original Lotus Esprit was one of the most iconic sports car shapes ever penned and remained in production through various refreshes for 28 years. An all-new Esprit has been anticipated by Lotus fans for some time and most recently was expected to debut in 2010. The latest plan for the Esprit ...

Hybrid Lotus on the way? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the Lotus Evora Lotus reportedly has something interesting up its corporate sleeves for an upcoming sports car project. Although nothing official has been announced, some media outlets are predicting that Lotus will offer a hybrid drivetrain on its next vehicle. ...


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