2011 Lotus Evora S and Evora IPS Pictures and Review

2011 Lotus Evora S and Evora IPS Pictures

Not continued afterwards Lotus accidentally leaked its affairs to bare two new Evoras at this year's Paris Motor Show, we now accept the abounding capacity weeks afore the activating duo accomplish their accessible debut. The Evora S and IPS (which stands for "Intelligent Precision Shift" or "automatic transmission" in layman's terms) will accurately ample out the Evora range, and we're aching to get our easily on the former.

For the Evora S, Lotus has tweaked the Toyota-sourced 3.5-liter V6 to aftermath 345 application and 295 pound-feet of torque – assets of 69 hp and 37 lb-ft over the accepted car. The run from 0-60 happens in aloof 4.8 abnormal and top acceleration has been aloft to 172 afar per hour. What's more, the Evora S comes accepted with a action button that allows the disciplinarian to ascendancy the burke acknowledgment and actuate an bankrupt bypass valve. On top of that, acute the abracadabra about-face increases the rev limiter and changes the adherence ascendancy settings, and we brainstorm that the end aftereffect is added than pulse-quickening.

On the tamer ancillary of things, Lotus is additionally alms the Evora IPS with its new six-speed automated transmission, featuring both absolutely automated and chiral about-face modes. The two-pedal Evora uses paddle shifters to ascendancy accessory selection, and buttons are housed on the centermost animate to about-face amid the accepted PRND drive modes. Power has not been afflicted for the Evora IPS, and thankfully, Lotus has managed to advance a slushbox that doesn't add any weight to the Evora. Afterwards all, animation is key.

We ahead a abounding bulk of high-resolution photos to be appear afterpiece to the official Paris appearance debut, but for now, annal through the baby arcade beneath and chase the jump to apprehend the official absolution from Lotus.

Paris Show: Lotus wants to Take on Aston Martin Rapide with New Eterne Sports Saloon

In an attempt to enter the 4-door coupe market, Lotus brought a sedan - you read that right - to the Paris Motor Show. The Eterne is the new Lotus 4-door (other Loti saloons include the 377HP twin-turbocharged Lotus Carlton / Omega of the early 1990s, and they sure are cool); it uses a Lotus-tuned new bad boy engine borrowed from Lexus.

This means that sitting under the hood is a high-output forced-induction 5.0-liter V8. As with the Esprit and Elite, the Eterne will offer optional hybrid power and KERS.

An added bonus is available AWD. The Eterne provides seating for four passengers in an 1,800-kilo package that will cost approximately £120,000 [~ US$190,500 at today's exchange rates] before options.

Clearly Lotus sees a market for a prestigious high-performance 4-door with hybrid power, because Dany Bahar plainly states, "We truly believe that there is a market for the Eterne. There is nothing else like it out there both in terms of design, capacity and performance. The biggest difference between the Eterne and it's class competitors is that it's not an evolution of an existing two-door model, it's a deliberate and considered stand-alone creation. It's the ultimate four door sports car."

Hey, who am I to argue with capitalism? For that money, though, I'd just buy a Fisker Karma and go on a nasty vacation.

By Phil Alex

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2015 Lotus Elise Appears in Paris - With Live Pictures and Video

The new Lotus Elise jumps into entirely new styling territory, not so much evolving from the current model but fully reinventing itself as a baby Esprit. The only similarities are the mid-engine layout driving the rear wheels and 2-seats around corners.

Below, Lotus has been kind enough to provide a nicely-designed chart for your convenience instead of spreading all the car's stats across a 15,000-word press release.

The new baby Lotus will get a standard 6-speed manual (with an optional 7-speed DCT) and be powered by a Toyota 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine putting out 320-horsepower.

If the Elise is putting out that kind of go for a £35,000 [around US$55,500] base price, this is looking to be a bargain basement killer. To make that 320 ponies extra green, it will also offer mild hybrid tech and an optional start/stop system when it comes out in Spring 2015.

By Phil Alex

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Lotus Elise Concept (2010) Auto Zone Video

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[starttext] Auto Zone Video - "The Lotus Elise Concept (2010) you can buy now is still a fantastic car, make no mistake, Lotus remain very proud of it, but this is a natural progression for us moving forward. The Elise 2015 will also be class-leading in terms of performance and efficiency but it will do more than that it will take the Lotus Elise model to the forefront of its class across the board." "The design of the Lotus Elise 2015 is perfect for the target market, it's young, strong, confident, verging on ruthless, it mirrors the engineering and technology. It's the next generation Elise for a new generation of Lotus drivers."Fear not though, despite the dramatic upgrades the Lotus Elise 2015 has lost none of the cheeky charm that made the two-seater sports car famous, it still retains performance through lightweight and handles like a dream - albeit a quite aggressive and tension filled dream. With a 2.0 litre inline 4 pressure charged engine delivering up to 320 PS, the Lotus Elise 2015 should reach 0-100kph in under 4.5 seconds.[endtext]