According to Lotus insiders, the next-gen Elise will arrive sometime in early 2011 followed by an all-new V8-powered Esprit in 2012.

The 2011 Elise will likely be built upon an evolved version of the current model’s extruded-aluminium underpinnings and continue the same formula that’s made the pint-sized sportscar a track day fave, but the Esprit will [...]

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More for less is always a good way to win favour with buyers and Lotus may be looking to offer just that with a rumoured Elise Purist model.

Lotus Enthusiast is reporting that the Elise Purist will soon be available in the US and will be based on the Lotus Elise Sport Package.

To sweeten the deal [...]

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Is this the best looking Lotus Elise ever, or am I just a nostalgia buff with a penchant for British Racing Green? Unfortunately, this particular Elise, the Clark Type 25 Elise SC, won’t be making its way to the colonies – it’s a Europe only limited edition.
Built in limited numbers as a tribute to Jim [...]

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The folks over at Autocar have confirmed that Lotus is collaborating with Abarth on their new mid-engined sports car project, which will be based upon the same extruded aluminium chassis of the third-generation Lotus Elise that’s due to drop sometime in 2010.

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Those of us up-to-date with Top Gear (not those of us a year behind with the SBS-aired episodes) will know that episode 2 of season 11 will be airing in the UK overnight, so I thought I’d drop a few quotes to get you through until you can acquire the latest episode. [...]

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In Australia, 2007 was the year when total vehicle sales exceeded one million units for the first time ever. While much of that figure is made up of basic family cars and fleet vehicles, we shouldn’t forget the little fella who sells completely impractical but highly capable sports cars. Lotus Cars Australia also managed to [...]

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Last February, the Bankstown police received a late Christmas present in the form of a bright yellow lightweight Lotus Exige. With full NSW Police livery and a removable emergency light system, the Exige was used at Random Breath Testing, Radar and Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) sites. Its bright Saffron Yellow paint was chosen specifically [...]

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Hennessey have released two more images of there Venom GT supercar. We showed you the first concept sketch back in November and now you can see the super-light, super-powerful, Viper V10 powered extreme machine from the rear…with the wing up and down.

With what appears to be more than a touch of Lotus Elise the Venom [...]

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It is a limited edition kind of week and following hard on the heels of the Lotus Elise S 40th anniversary edition and the Land Rover Defender SVX comes an altogether different and rather more expensive beast. Rolls-Royce have just announced their Phantom Tungsten edition.

The exterior treatment mirrors the 101EX concept (we’ll see it [...]

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Lotus have announced a Europe only anniversary special to celebrate the 40th year of manufacturing at their Hethel factory in the UK. Available now as a 2008 model year, the 40th anniversary Elise S is based on the entry-level Elise S package with a few unique touches as befitting an anniversary model.

The unusual burnt orange [...]

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The new Lotus Elise S is now available in Australia and the good news is that with a retail price starting at $69,990, it is the cheapest Elise we have ever seen. Prior to the Elise S, the keys to a new Elise would set you back around 100k.

The Elise S comes with the Toyota [...]

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