Long before Top Gear became a programme about smashing up classic cars for a laugh and yelling ‘poweeer!’ down the lens while igniting tyres on a runway, it had a Thursday night slot and wasn’t afraid to get right into the technical details of a car. We’re fortunate that it was in this incarnation of the show that it turned its attention to the then-new … Continue reading Video: Mesmerising Esprit Active Suspension demonstration
This is an abridged version of the story first published in Absolute Lotus magazine in 2020 A trip around the M25 on a weekday morning wouldn’t usually be a cause for excitement, but as I sit in the driver’s seat of this Evora GT410 Sport I can tell this isn’t going to be a typical trip into London. It may have been just as slow … Continue reading Long read: Lotus’s London landmarks
Lotus has created some of the most recognisable forms in automotive history. From the diminutive Elan through the wedge Esprit to the utterly original Elise, the marque’s back catalogue is filled with distinctive hits. But sometimes people have looked at the cars and decided they could improve upon what’s in front of them. Here are five restyled Lotuses from the Absolute Lotus magazine archives… IWR … Continue reading Looks deceive: 5 restyled Lotuses
Meet the Lotus Evija X, a Nürburgring specialist version of Hethel’s electric hypercar. On Friday 13 October 2023, it set the third fastest ever lap of the Green Hell, and Lotus has just released the on-board footage of its 6min 24.044sec run. That compares to the Volkswagen ID.R’s time of 6min 05.336sec and the Porsche 919 Evo’s 5min 19.545sec. The difference here, though, is that … Continue reading Video: Lotus sets third fastest ever Nürburgring lap
UPDATE: Race Retro 2024 has been cancelled due to local flooding. Details on the organiser’s website. Tickets are on sale for this year’s Race Retro – and you can save money on advance tickets by using this link and using the code ABLOTUS. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of iconic competition cars, motorsport legends, and a festival of speed with our live rally action. … Continue reading Gear up for Race Retro 2024
Eau Rouge with a Ford DFV at full chat. There can’t be many more evocative experiences in motorsport, but it’s one that sadly very few of us will be fortunate enough to live it for real. This on-board video, featuring Nigel Mansell’s Lotus 87B, might be the next best thing. Never mind what it looks like, though. With sound quality that does the subject justice, … Continue reading Video: Spectacular Lotus 87B Spa on-board
In the Venn diagram of Lotus enthusiasts and grammar pedants, there’s quite a number in the overlap. Certainly that appears to be the case if our email inbox is anything to go by every time a reader is irked by our use of the plural ‘Lotuses’. They’re quick to cite a press release issued by Lotus Cars in 1969 in which Hethel HQ decreed that … Continue reading The plural of Lotus is…?
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