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Racebred 2-Eleven Unleashed

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments · News Europe, News North America

12 November 2008
Racebred 2-Eleven Unleashed
The Lotus Sport 2-Eleven GT4 Supersport race car asserts itself at the pinnacle of the 2-Eleven range, combining race winning pedigree with unparalleled handling and balance.
Building on the success of the 2-Eleven road and track variants, Lotus Sport has developed this GT4 Supersport race car to compete in the European SRO [...]

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Lotus Wins Award for Engine Research that Delivers 15% CO2 Reduction

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, News Europe, Technology, fuel economy

Lotus Wins Award for Engine Research that Delivers15% CO2 Reduction
Lotus Engineering, the world renowned automotive
consultancy division of Lotus, is celebrating its latest
accolade after triumphing at ‘The Engineer Technology +
Innovation Awards 2008’ with another environmentally
focused project. The winning project, Project HOTFIRE,
developed a gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine concept
that reduces fuel consumption by 15% and was named [...]

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Lotus Evora Aluminium Structure Celebrated

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Design, News Europe, Technology

The Lotus Evora, the all new sportscar from one of the leading global car marques has won a prestigious award at the European Aluminium Awards 2008. The aluminium structure of the Lotus Evora, the world’s only mid-engined 2+2 was triumphant, capturing the Overall Jury Prize, celebrating the technological advancements of the Lotus aluminium vehicle architecture.

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Lotus Developing Hybrid Drivetrain for Motorsport

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Hybrids, News Europe, Technology, Week-End Motorsports

Lotus Developing Hybrid
Drivetrain for Motorsport
Lotus Engineering, the world renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus is collaborating with Oaktec to develop the performance of a Honda Civic Hybrid for stage rallying and circuit racing.
Recognised as a global leader in hybrid and electric vehicle development, Lotus Engineering is supplying technical expertise to Oaktec in developing racing technology [...]

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Clark Type 25 Elise SC

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · News Europe


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Lotus to develop OMNIVORE Research Engine

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, Hybrids, News North America

Lotus to develop OMNIVORE Research Engine
Lotus conduct research study into engine efficiency when
utilising sustainable second and third generation bio fuels
Lotus Engineering, the world renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus announces a collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast and Jaguar Cars Ltd to develop an engine which maximises fuel efficiency when running on renewable fuels. The OMNIVORE [...]

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Lotus introduces Safe & Sound Hybrid

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Design, EV, Hybrids, News North America, Safety, Technology

05/08/08 - Lotus introduces Safe & Sound Hybrid
Lotus Engineering, the world renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus, has developed technologies to synthesise external sound on electric and hybrid vehicles to counteract the growing concern these ‘quiet’ vehicles pose to pedestrians and cyclists. A simulation of a real engine sound is used on the ‘Safe & [...]

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