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Button says Lotus car to beat in Monaco Posted 4 minutes ago by InAutoNews

May 25 (GMM/Inautonews.com) McLaren's Jenson Button has named Lotus as the team to beat in Monaco. After Romain Grosjean was second fastest in both practice sessions on Thursday, Button's teammate Lewis Hamilton concurred that the "Lotus looks pretty good". "Normally, there are seven tenths between the two tyre compounds," said the ... > Read complete article inside......
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Raikkonen asks Lotus for rally Finland permission Posted 23 hours and 4 minutes ago by InAutoNews
May 24 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Kimi Raikkonen has revealed he would like to contest August's rally of Finland. F1's 2007 world champion returned from world rallying to grand prix racing this year. "Of course I wanted to do better. But I'm not finished. I want to go back, whether for my ... > Read complete article inside......
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Mecum Auctions Offers Lotus Type 56 Turbine Indy Racecar At Monterey Posted 1 day and 10 hours ago by Concept Carz

Photo by Concept CarzMecum Auctions unveiled an iconic piece of Indy 500 history owned by racing legend 'The King' Richard Petty during their auction at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. The STP-sponsored Lotus Type 56/3 Turbine Indy racecar, driven by Graham Hill at the 1968 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was revealed in a glass case and will remain on display all week before heading to auction during Mecum at Monterey, California in August.Mecum......
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Lotus Shows Carmakers How To Shed The Pounds, CARB Agrees Posted 2 days and 17 hours ago by Green Car Reports

There's a phrase oft-quoted in the automotive world when the topic of lighter cars is discussed. The phrase, "add lightness", originated from Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus Cars and builder of some of the best sports cars and racing vehicles ever made. And the influence has remained--Lotus still builds light cars, to the benefit of performance......
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Lotus Adds Lightness To Toyota Venza Posted 3 days and 3 hours ago by The Motor Report

Photo by The Motor ReportLong before GM's slightly inexplicable purchase of Lotus way back in the 1980s, Lotus Engineering had been helping carmakers improve their offerings. The company's projects have included the Lotus Talbot Sunbeam rally car, the DeLorean DMC-12, the legendary Lotus Carlton and the Aston Martin DB9. In all its endeavours, Lotus continues to define itself by founder Colin Chapman's 'just add lightness' mantra....
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Lotus shows how to reduce weight without increasing cost Posted 3 days and 3 hours ago by Anthony Crawford of Car Advice

Photo by Car AdviceLotus Engineering have shown how a car body could be made up to 40 per cent lighter without any increase in cost by using lighter materials and fewer components. According to a report by Automotive News the UK-based engineering firm affiliated … Continue reading →...
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Lotus F1 Presents Linking Park GP Posted 3 days and 14 hours ago by Arman Barari of Motor Ward
Lotus F1 team and rock band Linking Park teamed up for a world-first experience. Celebrating Lotus’ 500th Formula 1 Grand Prix and Linking Park’s 5th studio album “‘Living Things” at the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix, they bring together the adrenaline of Formula 1 and the passion of rock music ‘in a ground breaking digital experience ...
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- 3 days ago: Lotus F1 Presents Linkin Park GP - Motor Ward
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Lotus Helping Automakers Develop Lightweight Platforms Posted 3 days and 17 hours ago by Motor Authority

Lotus founder Colin Chapman was perhaps best known for his ability to “add lightness” to purpose-built race cars. Legend has it that Chapman would only stop removing bracing from a race car chassis when he approached (or sometimes exceeded) the point of structural failure. Lotus may not go to these extremes any longer, but the company......
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Lotus relations turned sour - Petrov Posted 3 days and 22 hours ago by InAutoNews

May 21 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Vitaly Petrov has revealed he lost his seat at the Renault team, which is now known as Lotus, following disagreements with key team members. For 2012, the Russian has had to switch to Caterham, a F1 backmarker. In the meantime, with an all-new driver lineup comprising former world ... > Read complete article inside......
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Sale of Lotus not being considered now by DRB-HICOM Posted 1 week and 1 day ago by 4wheelsnews

The fate of Lotus is unclear as it’s not known yet what Proton’s new owners DRB-HICOM are planning. The possibilities include selling Lotus, modifying its management plans, or simply not changing anything about Lotus. According to an Autocar report, a sale isn’t being considered now. At Lotus headquarters last week, Dato’ Sri Haji Mohd Khamil Bin Jamil, managing director of DRB-HICOM, paid a visit. He told Lotus......
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Waiting for the Future: Up Close at Lotus Headquarters Posted 1 week and 1 day ago by Justin Berkowitz of Car and Driver

Photo by Car and DriverThe moment that Malaysian carmaker DRB-Hicom took control of Lotus in April, rumors were born that Lotus’s fifth owner was looking for a sixth. Since then, DRB execs and British politicians have cooled the speculation with sobering comments that no changes are happening—”for now.” But their reassurances did nothing to address questions about Lotus: How ...
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Lotus Ladies Cup: Interview with Anett Kõváry Posted 1 week and 1 day ago by Bruno Silva of Motor Ward

A couple of weeks ago we’ve shown you the Lotus Ladies Cup, a very interesting competition where beautiful ladies race each other on 1.6 Lotus Elise cars. Well, we’ve contacted them and got the chance to get this Exclusive Interview with one of the racing drivers - Anett Kõváry (AK). Anett’s been very kind to ...
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The Lotus Struggle – Trackside at Indy 2012 Posted 1 week and 3 days ago by Tim Tuttle of Road and Track
Photos courtesy of IMS F1 veteran Jean Alesi on the track Roger Penske has often said that in racing, you get your report card every day. It’s a truism from the most successful race team owner in American history. Performance is everything in racing; nothing else counts. Lotus is two days into practice for its first Indy 500 ...
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- 1 wk ago: Lotus Type 56 Turbine Indy Car Going To Auction In Monterey - Motor Authority
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Report: Lotus’ new owner says ‘we won’t sell the brand’ Posted 1 week and 3 days ago by admin of egmCarTech

Photo by egmCarTechAccording to Lotus’ new owner, DRB-HICOM, even though the automotive label needs a lot of work and long-term planning, there are no plans to sell the brand. Managing director Dato’ Sri Haji Mohd Khamil Bin Jamil says that it will “take time” to develop an understanding the business and formulate a plan to sort out ...
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Lotus and Sauber set for Barcelona shock - reports Posted 1 week and 5 days ago by InAutoNews

May 12 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Despite not topping a Friday timesheet in Barcelona, one specialist publication sees Lotus as the favourite for Spanish grand prix victory. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said the 'long run' pace of the black and gold E20 was studied carefully after Barcelona practice. "Kimi Raikkonen made a great ... > Read complete article inside......
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Lotus ‘biggest surprise’ of 2012 - Mateschitz Posted 1 week and 5 days ago by InAutoNews

May 12 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Lotus is the "biggest surprise" of the 2012 season so far, Red Bull's team owner Dietrich Mateschitz has admitted. In an interview with Austria's Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper, the billionaire mogul was mildly critical of the "lottery" that is this year's championship, with Pirelli's unpredictable tyres setting the ... > Read complete article inside......
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The Lotus Fifteen Posted 1 week and 6 days ago by Concept Carz

Photo by Concept CarzThe Lotus Type 15 Sports-Racing Two-Seater were the replacement for the successful Lotus Eleven, the 1100-1500cc model which had established designer Colin Chapman's Lotus Engineering Company Ltd. as a major competitor of customer production competition cars. After around 150 examples of the Series 1 Type Elevens were produced, a Series 2 version was introduced in the spring of 1957. Production ended a year later, with around 270 Lotus Elevens......
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Report: Proton has no plans to sell Lotus Posted 1 week and 6 days ago by Zach Bowman of Autoblog

Photo by AutoblogLotus isn't going anywhere, according to parent company Proton. Autocar reports representatives of Proton's new owner, DRB-HICOM, stopped by Lotus HQ to reassure the company's staff. Dato Sri Haji Mohd Khamil Bin Jamil, DRB-HICOM group managing director, said his company "is not thinking about a sale." While the executive said that he could never fully dismiss the prospect of sending Lotus off to another owner, right now such a move......
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Lotus Evora GTC Posted 1 week and 6 days ago by Simona of Top Speed
Photo by AutoblogPosted on 05.11.2012 14:00 by Simona Filed under: Lotus | coupe | race cars | sports cars | Lotus Evora | Cars | Car Reviews | Lotus Lotus Racing has announced the new Evora GTC that will compete in America’s Grand-Am road races: the Rolex Sports Car Series. The car will be driven by British drivers Richard Adams, David Green, and Martin Byford.The new Evora GTC is based on the......
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- 1 wk ago: Lotus Evora GTC makes its debut - 4wheelsnews
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Unwraps Evora GTC Racer - The Motor Report
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Evora GTC – lighter and tighter than the GT4 Enduro - paultan.org
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Evora GTC revealed - InAutoNews
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Reveals Evora GRC Race Car for Grand-Am Series - Autoevolution
- 1 wk ago: Lotus unveils new Evora GTC for America’s Grand Am Rolex... - egmCarTech
- 1 wk ago: Official: Lotus rolls out new competition-spec Evora GTC - Autoblog
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Evora GTC ready to race - AutoWeek
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Evora GTC unveiled - World Car Fans
- 1 wk ago: Shouted by... - motorbreath
- 1 wk ago: Official: Upgraded Lotus Evora GTC - GTSpirit
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Reveals New Evora GTC Race Car Headed for Grand-Am’s... - Car and Driver
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Announces Evora GTC Racer - Motor Authority
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Evora GT4 Enduro Racecar Morphs Into Evora GTC - Edmunds Inside Line
- 1 wk ago: Lotus Racing Evora GTC - Web Exclusive - European Car
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At Lotus, It’s Back To Business As Usual Posted 1 week and 6 days ago by Kurt Ernst of Automotive Addict

When Lotus’ former owner, Proton, was sold to industrial conglomerate DRB-Hicom, rumors of a pending Lotus sales jumped from simmer to full boil. After all, Lotus had never returned a profit for Proton, and the boutique sports car brand’s future plans would take serious money to see through. Throw in an aging and pinpoint-focused product ...
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Button says Lotus car to beat in Monaco Posted 4 minutes ago by InAutoNews

Raikkonen asks Lotus for rally Finland permission Posted 23 hours and 4 minutes ago by InAutoNews

Mecum Auctions Offers Lotus Type 56 Turbine Indy Racecar At Monterey Posted 1 day and 10 hours ago by Concept Carz

Lotus Shows Carmakers How To Shed The Pounds, CARB Agrees Posted 2 days and 17 hours ago by Green Car Reports

Lotus Adds Lightness To Toyota Venza Posted 3 days and 3 hours ago by The Motor Report

Lotus shows how to reduce weight without increasing cost Posted 3 days and 3 hours ago by Anthony Crawford of Car Advice

Lotus F1 Presents Linking Park GP Posted 3 days and 14 hours ago by Arman Barari of Motor Ward

Lotus Helping Automakers Develop Lightweight Platforms Posted 3 days and 17 hours ago by Motor Authority

Lotus relations turned sour - Petrov Posted 3 days and 22 hours ago by InAutoNews

Sale of Lotus not being considered now by DRB-HICOM Posted 1 week and 1 day ago by 4wheelsnews

Waiting for the Future: Up Close at Lotus Headquarters Posted 1 week and 1 day ago by Justin Berkowitz of Car and Driver

Lotus Ladies Cup: Interview with Anett Kõváry Posted 1 week and 1 day ago by Bruno Silva of Motor Ward

The Lotus Struggle – Trackside at Indy 2012 Posted 1 week and 3 days ago by Tim Tuttle of Road and Track

Report: Lotus’ new owner says ‘we won’t sell the brand’ Posted 1 week and 3 days ago by admin of egmCarTech

Lotus and Sauber set for Barcelona shock - reports Posted 1 week and 5 days ago by InAutoNews

Lotus ‘biggest surprise’ of 2012 - Mateschitz Posted 1 week and 5 days ago by InAutoNews

The Lotus Fifteen Posted 1 week and 6 days ago by Concept Carz

Report: Proton has no plans to sell Lotus Posted 1 week and 6 days ago by Zach Bowman of Autoblog

Lotus Evora GTC Posted 1 week and 6 days ago by Simona of Top Speed

At Lotus, It’s Back To Business As Usual Posted 1 week and 6 days ago by Kurt Ernst of Automotive Addict