Posts Tagged ‘elise’

Ruf developing all-electric Porsche Cayman

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Despite the fact that Lotus seems to have the inside line on electric sportscars, longtime Porsche tuning firm Ruf has chosen the Cayman for its new electric supercar. Comparisons to the Tesla Roadster are sure to come up, and we're happy to oblige. Compared to the latest Tesla drivetrain, the Ruf i......

Fiat considering Dino-badged Elise

Friday, September 19th, 2008
Say Dino, and people immediately think of something Italian. Most likely, you'll think of either a Rat-Pack crooner or a Ferrari, but there's a third Dino, and that's the one we're talking about. Fiat's thinking of resurrecting its Dino sub-brand with a version of the next generation of Lotus Elise.......

Ken Okuyama 7 going in to production

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the K.07 SpyderWhen the K.O7 Spyder broke cover in Geneva we were struck by its bold design (it was penned by the guy who gave us the Enzo and the Quattroporte), but seriously doubted that the track star/supercar would ever see production. Well, a limited run of......

Take a sneak peek at Top Gear Australia

Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Going through Top Gear withdrawals? It's understandable. In lieu of mind-altering drugs, may we suggest watching a video of the new Australian crew doing their best Clarkson, May and Hammond impressions? All right, what do we see here? There's a bright yellow Lotus, a ridiculously long Hummer limo, ......

Lotus celebrates 60th birthday with diamond set Europa

Friday, September 12th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Lotus Europa special editionLotus is celebrating its 60th birthday this Sunday at its Hethel headquarters in England, and the British sportscar marker has put together a special edition of the Europa to celebrate. This one is specially configured for the diamo......

Lotus broadens production, market for Jim Clark Elise

Monday, September 1st, 2008
Click for updated gallery of the Lotus Clark Type-25 Elise SC Lotus has a dedicated following around the world, and many of them were undoubtedly disappointed that the first special edition of the new supercharged Elise was limited to just 25 examples, all of which were sold within the UK and Irela......

Project Kahn and Lotus team up on 60th anniversary Elise

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Click above for a gallery of the Lotus Elise by Kahn.Special edition Elises are becoming a dime-a-dozen, but Lotus decided Kahn Design should be tasked with creating its own bespoke version of the Elise to celebrate the automaker's 60th anniversary.Kahn, primarily known for its body-kit-equipped Ast......

Audi R8 test drive ends with a swim

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
There have got to be cheaper ways to go for a swim, but one driver apparently couldn't find one. The 33-year-old Dutch man from the town of Woerden in the Netherlands went by his local Audi dealership to check out a brand spankin' new R8 supercar... and then proceeded to drive it into the nearest ri......

Jetstream SC250: the poor blind man’s Atom/X-Bow/Elise

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Another British track tool is going up against the drool-worthy Ariel Atom, KTM X-Bow and the Lotus Elise. The Jetstream SC250 is styled by Brian Rossi, the same man behind the retro-tastic modern Ford Thunderbird, and although it's not exactly pretty, the SC250's wedge-shaped bodywork is sure to pr......

Lotus develops Concept Ice Vehicle for Antarctic expedition

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Lotus Concept Ice VehicleWe can forget all about the price of gas when we get news like this. Sure, we'll probably never ride in the Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV), but just knowing that folks at Lotus are working on things like this while we sleep... well, it's l......