2010 Lotus Sports Cars Elite Concept Cars

<b> </b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520359876504619026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_U-7i97LY3u9wveMLJZ8N7Z-3A8z66CRKZHL5R8dkZsDm70Tks69azK8aaWIFUUWE6vGeGkvF-9tzKleGG1XJcDpFFLNQYGjupxTzdiCGEkIKeOnM4K_OJKhVoWWoD-tb7ZHkYvy-B0/s400/2010-Lotus-Sports-Cars-Elite-Concept-Cars-5.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>British sports car</b> company unveil at the <b>Paris Motor Show</b> the sun starts to rise for the dawn of <b>Lotus</b>' new era - the <b>Elite</b> will redefine "<b>modern classic</b>". So here it is, the <b>Lotus Sports Cars Elite</b>, the first taste of what's to come from Lotus in the future. This is not only beautifully elegant, in accordance with the burden of Lotus’ appraises, that car with the center consisting of several by the identical cutting-edge technological innovation Lotus has submitted a bid. Retractile hard top version of the cunning and consumption with optional cross with KERS technology is a special case with Lotus cutting technology to provide perfect performance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520359868747019394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn9G-nSgEl7z4DFtZ76RVOvBoHtWJvCP1VEUz-ihmAB__0bZDnO5fyhW_Vu3irat0NGkxBxUAgaKhJoEAATX3MUM1NxynNzNMCPHmWZ0iJOaZO-By-uGLlqtZ5K-3iKmYrvsWs8VsHPM/s400/2010-Lotus-Sports-Cars-Elite-Concept-Cars-2.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>2010 Lotus Sports Cars Elite Concept Car</b> is labeled as a “production intent <b>prototype</b> and is scheduled to go on sale in <b>2014 </b>with a pricetag around £115,000 (approximately $180,000). Set for release in spring 2014, this is an innovative, exciting GT that will set a new benchmark in <b>design</b>, performance and emissions. And it s not all about sleek lines and stunning bodywork with this particular 2+2, what hides beneath this shark like exterior perfectly does the aesthetics justice. A front-mid positioned 5.0l V8 engine delivering up to 620 PS meaning drivers can expect to go from 0-100 km/h in approximately 3.5 to 3.7 seconds. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520359873159422674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUZywi5W2uvEiy6aSPdirwC7wD1eCEUMXEdM4DyvO8KhM6AEK6tr88FRhMdRIttNb6-KeteGP8atGYXuy1CdHRiApME1FvzPu8VIs4iH-4Prf3fMSEfFDoxgZGxZgo2Lc5nVAJVT_niw/s400/2010-Lotus-Sports-Cars-Elite-Concept-Cars-4.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010 Lotus Sports Cars Elite Concept Cars </b></div>First up, the Elite will offer a retractable hardtop roof, adding significant weight to the automobile. It may weigh in at 3,600 pounds.  This is a far step from Lotus’ usual super-light vehicles mentality. The Elite has a 2+2 seating configuration and is directly aimed at the competing with the Ferrari 612. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520359873863774706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO4YVl68owjnJOgxDGb-cVck9ds6PFn2vzueh0EYKDGuo_alryFJu6Ejxb6Cqp46c8QASHgqgPmjm1RAtxpKGh5zqTEmf3AcnJK5tjZkzflTnWOWujyzkO24NcEanSVZGsEKamEPAshs/s400/2010-Lotus-Sports-Cars-Elite-Concept-Cars-3.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Make no mistake, there's a definite market requirement for the Elite - it's the ultimate sports car feel with comfort and space. There will always be those who believe that Lotus should stick to small sports cars but we didn't take the decision to design something like the Elite lightly, it's based on months of careful research and planning. It's worth noting this sector has been very successful for us in the past and now the Elite raises the benchmark higher still." As for the new, awesome design of the car, the <b>designer Donato Coco</b> has designed what can only be described as a truly stunning car. It is completely different from all Lotus models of the past and really indicates that Lotus is ready to move from the ‘affordable’ sports car market deep into supercar territory.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520359859307224418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegjpzJ_dIpFVZmrrlbH-Q0gKoihyb5PWr8zvJdtfOubiwIZPtNiEiiK-TfF7QkUMmh9pc9fa_1UUG-gsor0gvbKCtsZ8KPhmihaN0JkMg6D5qf_yVwnp3tp3OpIKTuRs3_X2yx_jrJK0/s400/2010-Lotus-Sports-Cars-Elite-Concept-Cars-1.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><b>2010 Lotus Sports Cars Elite Concept Cars  </b></a></div>With the likes of Porsche, Aston Martin and Ferrari in its crosshairs, it’s not surprising that the new <b>Lotus Elite sports car</b> is significantly heavier and more powerful than the company’s current offerings. In fact, with an expected kerb weight of 3,637 pounds, the Elite is very different to Lotus’ usual assortment of light weight track cars but its designers are confident it will still have the ultimate sports car feel--just with a little more comfort and space. The design, specification and performance figures for all Production Intent Prototypes will be confirmed following official testing and will be available from <b>Lotus Cars.</b></div>

2010 Lotus Sports Cars Elite Concept Cars

British sports car company unveil at the Paris Motor Show the sun starts to rise for the dawn of Lotus ' new era - the Elite will re...

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Paris Preshow: 2014 Lotus Elite GT with Lexus ISF 5.0 V8

<a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/09/paris-preshow-2014-lotus-elite-gt-with.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439848152725282" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9THRHdyI/AAAAAAADUcQ/YV8rLrk0PjM/s800/Lotus-Elite-01.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 645px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Oooohweee, is Lotus getting ready to go big or what? After the announcement of its <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/08/lotus-reveals-supercharged-evora-s-with.html">Evora S and IPS Auto variants</a>, the lightweight brand is getting decidedly heavier with its 1,650 kg (3,600+ lb) Elite grand tourer.<br /></span><p></p><a name="more"></a><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Scheduled to debut in <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/search/label/Paris%20Auto%20Show">Paris</a> and arrive in 2014, the Elite 2+2 - which inherits its name from a former Lotus looker - will be powered by a front-mid 5.0-liter V8 unit. The engine, which creates 620 horsepower, is believed to be a Lotus-tuned Lexus IS-F unit. Scroll down for the concept's full specs.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Taking a page from the Phil Alex handbook of writing for the blogosphere, here's an excerpt from the Lotus press release:<br /></span></p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj-FzANtfI/AAAAAAADUcY/5XVc2iGXR6w/s1600/Lotus-Elite-43.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519440718886450674" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj-FzANtfI/AAAAAAADUcY/5XVc2iGXR6w/s200/Lotus-Elite-43.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">"So here it is, the Lotus Elite, the first taste of what's to come from Lotus in the future. Look up elegant in the dictionary and you'll find variations on the following 1. dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour, 2. superb taste in design, style and 3. something elegant; the ultimate refinement."<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Run-on sentences and grammar aside, let's give them a pat on the back.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Lotus's new Elite (not to be confused with its still mummified Esprit Ferrari hunter), is expected to get a retractable roof like Porsche's Targa and utilize optional systems like a hybrid powertrain and KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System).<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Group Lotus CEO Danny Bahar says, "[The Elite is] a car that over-delivers in all other aspects...One could say it's a car of perfect contradictions; it's compact yet spacious, high performing yet low emitting, lightweight yet still reassuringly solid...Make no mistake, there's a definite market requirement for the Elite... It's worth noting this sector has been very successful for us in the past and now the Elite raises the benchmark higher still."<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">While this is still labeled a "Production Intent Prototype", expect the road-going model to appear very similar to what you're looking at right now. More pics and details will be on their way as soon as we get a little closer to its big unveil in <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/search/label/Paris%20Auto%20Show">Paris</a>.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">By Phil Alex</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"></span></strong></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Lotus Elite Specifications*</span><br /></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Layout: 2+2 seater, front-mid-engined, rear wheel drive<br />Dimensions: Length: 4.60m<br />Width: 1.90m<br />Height: 1.32m<br />Engine: Petrol, hybrid optional<br />Hybrid technology: Hybrid gearbox with integrated electric motors and KERS<br />Cylinder: V8<br />Capacity: 5.0 litre<br />Power/Torque: 620 PS / 720 Nm<br />Rev limit: 8,500 rpm<br />0-100 km/h: 3.5 to 3.7 seconds<br />Top speed: 315 km/h<br /><strong>CO2 approx (CO2 /km): 215 g/km**</strong><br />Weight: 1,650 kg<br />Seats: 2+2<br />Transmission: Full Hybrid transmission<br />Drive: RWD<br />Start of production: Early 2014<br />Enters the market: Spring 2014<br />Price indication: Circa £115,000<br /><br /> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">[From Lotus Press Release] * Whilst the vehicle shown in this release is a Production Intent Prototype, it represents a concept vehicle being designed and developed by Lotus Cars. Lotus Cars reserves the right to change the external and internal design of the Production Intent Prototypes, the specification, performance, dimensions, weight, fuel consumption, powertrain details and any other product information at anytime and without notice for any reason whatsoever.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Details of performance, weight, fuel consumption and other production information relating to the Production Intent Prototypes are not official or proven figures and represent the intended performance, weight, fuel consumption and other product information of the Production Intent Prototypes.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The design, specification and performance figures for all Production Intent Prototypes will be confirmed following official testing and will be available from Lotus Cars.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The price quoted includes VAT at 17.5%.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong></strong></span></p><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9D7v5qwI/AAAAAAADUcI/4eghnAw2voA/s1600/Lotus-Elite-8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439587362581250" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9D7v5qwI/AAAAAAADUcI/4eghnAw2voA/s200/Lotus-Elite-8.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9DdHduxI/AAAAAAADUcA/22hnB0xQ1QA/s1600/Lotus-Elite-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439579139914514" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9DdHduxI/AAAAAAADUcA/22hnB0xQ1QA/s200/Lotus-Elite-7.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9DB_83_I/AAAAAAADUb4/MU3HeI8Hl30/s1600/Lotus-Elite-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439571860643826" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9DB_83_I/AAAAAAADUb4/MU3HeI8Hl30/s200/Lotus-Elite-6.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9C_8n86I/AAAAAAADUbw/nig_zvftYU8/s1600/Lotus-Elite-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439571309818786" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9C_8n86I/AAAAAAADUbw/nig_zvftYU8/s200/Lotus-Elite-5.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9CYIp52I/AAAAAAADUbo/uvONIEGpIJE/s1600/Lotus-Elite-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439560622860130" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9CYIp52I/AAAAAAADUbo/uvONIEGpIJE/s200/Lotus-Elite-4.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9B_egGeI/AAAAAAADUbg/O6UEaSRaI2k/s1600/Lotus-Elite-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439554003605986" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj9B_egGeI/AAAAAAADUbg/O6UEaSRaI2k/s200/Lotus-Elite-3.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj8aUXDdaI/AAAAAAADUbY/7SyG1wsirMQ/s1600/Lotus-Elite-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519438872414746018" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj8aUXDdaI/AAAAAAADUbY/7SyG1wsirMQ/s200/Lotus-Elite-2.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj61bkVGfI/AAAAAAADUbQ/y2_dslsowgY/s1600/Lotus-Elite-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519437139182688754" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJj61bkVGfI/AAAAAAADUbQ/y2_dslsowgY/s200/Lotus-Elite-1.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a>

Paris Preshow: 2014 Lotus Elite GT with Lexus ISF 5.0 V8

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Lotus Presents Akio Toyoda with Special Elise to Celebrate Current and Future Partnership

<a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/09/lotus-presents-akio-toyoda-with-special.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518656688481958850" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJY1BOJM-8I/AAAAAAADTuc/efuOPTNacpQ/s800/Lotus-1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 645px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Clearly, it's good to be the boss. How so? Lotus CEO Danny Bahar recently made a trip to Japan to thank Toyota for their companies' long - and soon to be longer - partnership. For those new to the game, Lotus has been sourcing its power plants from Toyota for a while and currently all Loti use one form of Toyota mill or another.<br /></span><p></p><a name="more"></a><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Bahar handed Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda the keys to a <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/search/label/Lotus%20Elise">Lotus Elise</a> powered by the very last 2ZZ-GE VVTL-i built, saying, "The presentation of Toyota's last 2ZZ engine in the Elise is a symbolic gesture of our continued respect and deep appreciation for our partner not only acknowledging our past but also looking forward to our future together."<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Proton-owned Lotus will soon unveil its Toyota-powered Evora S and Evora IPS models in Paris, while the 414E is apparently still in the pipeline and waiting for an investment from the British government.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As for the oft-discussed Esprit, rumors suggest that Lotus's flagship may be powered by <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/search/label/Lexus%20LF-A">Toyota's 1LR-GUE V10</a>. While the Esprit may still be a ways out, we could be getting some information about it as soon as the Paris show, so stay tuned.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">On using his company's engines in Lotus cars, Toyoda said, "A Toyota engine in a Lotus car creates a completely unique drive feeling – a special blend featuring the best of Lotus and Toyota that we hope many car lovers continue to experience and enjoy." That, and they're reliable as hell, so you know your car won't spontaneously combust...<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >By Phil Alex</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJY0cEry6bI/AAAAAAADTuU/eGOrNJ7vEn4/s1600/Dany_Bahar_presented_the_keys_to_the_Lotus_Elise_R_to_Akio_Toyoda_High_Res.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518656050287536562" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJY0cEry6bI/AAAAAAADTuU/eGOrNJ7vEn4/s200/Dany_Bahar_presented_the_keys_to_the_Lotus_Elise_R_to_Akio_Toyoda_High_Res.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJY0b5qAGDI/AAAAAAADTuM/obOLgPuXBkw/s1600/Akio_Toyoda_and_Dany_Bahar_in_the_Lotus_Elise_R_housing_the_final_Toyota_2ZZ-GE_Engine_High_Res.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518656047327221810" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJY0b5qAGDI/AAAAAAADTuM/obOLgPuXBkw/s200/Akio_Toyoda_and_Dany_Bahar_in_the_Lotus_Elise_R_housing_the_final_Toyota_2ZZ-GE_Engine_High_Res.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJY0bo-tpLI/AAAAAAADTuE/bPWOf4LXP2E/s1600/David_Warren_British_Ambassador_to_Japan__left__Dany_Bahar_and_Akio_Toyoda__right__with_the_Lotus_Elise_R_High_Res.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518656042850690226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJY0bo-tpLI/AAAAAAADTuE/bPWOf4LXP2E/s200/David_Warren_British_Ambassador_to_Japan__left__Dany_Bahar_and_Akio_Toyoda__right__with_the_Lotus_Elise_R_High_Res.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><br /></p>

Lotus Presents Akio Toyoda with Special Elise to Celebrate Current and Future Partnership

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