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• Celebrating 70 years of innovation at VIP reception at heart of Goodwood • Great British brand marked occasion in English garden party splendour at Festival of Speed • 70th birthday weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed continues with Hillclimb spectacles, heritage racers and new Celebration car launches Proudly celebrating 70 years of innovation and a pure driving experience that’s second to none, Lotus has marked the anniversary of its inception with a birthday cake and Champagne reception with the Duke of Richmond and Gordon at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Joining His Grace was Group Lotus’ recently appointed chief executive officer, Mr. Feng Qingfe…
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With a pedigree and heritage like no other, Lotus has today unveiled two unique Celebration cars, the Exige Type 49 and 79, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 to pay homage to some of the most recognisable racers in the British brand’s history and its 70th birthday. • Lotus Celebration Exige Type 49 and 79 unveiled at Goodwood • Marking anniversaries of World Championship winning F1 race cars • Part of Lotus’ 70th birthday activity at the Festival of Speed • Lotus Exige Type 49 debuts on the famous Hillclimb • Celebrations show bespoke nature of Lotus Exclusive With a pedigree and heritage like no other, Lotus has today unveiled two unique…
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Lotus is pleased to announce that Marcus Blake joins the iconic British sports car company as Commercial Director responsible for all sales, marketing and aftersales activities for Lotus Cars worldwide. Marcus joins at a very important time for the Norfolk based business, which, under Geely and Etika ownership is embarking upon a period of investment and product development to enable Lotus to reach its full potential in the rapidly changing automotive industry. Prior to joining Lotus, Marcus held a number of global commercial roles at Aston Martin, most recently that of Global Marketing Director. Feng Qingfeng, Chief Executive Off…
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Geely Holding Announces Management Change at Group Lotus Feng Qingfeng to succeed Jean-Marc Gales as Lotus Global Chief Executive Officer Jean-Marc Gales to become Chief Strategic Advisor to Lotus Chairman June 4th 2018, Hangzhou, China. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s leading privately-owned automotive group, announced today that Mr. Feng Qingfeng, vice president and chief technical officer of Geely Auto Group, has been appointed to succeed Jean-Marc Gales as chief executive officer of Group Lotus effective immediately. Mr. Jean-Marc Gales has chosen to leave for personal reasons and will become Chief Strategic Advisor to L…
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• New series production model for revised Exige range • Ultimate road car developed directly from the track focused Exige Cup 430 • 0-60 mph in 3.3 secs, 410 hp, 420 Nm, dry weight from 1,054 kg • Outstanding performance from 389 hp per tonne • 150 kg of downforce • Available in Coupe and Roadster configurations With a stunning combination of raw speed and real-world ability, the Lotus Exige Sport 410 joins a line-up like no other to complete the Exige family of peerless sports cars. Starting with the revised Exige Sport 350, the comprehensive Exige range now includes the new Exige Sport 410 and culminates with the extreme Exige Cup 430: each at a dist…
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Chapman once again behind the wheel of a Lotus sports car • New Lotus Evora GT410 Sport for Clive Chapman • Hand built at Lotus’ historic Hethel site in Norfolk • Coincides with 70th anniversary of Colin Chapman’s first car In an anniversary year, Jean-Marc Gales, CEO, Group Lotus has personally delivered the keys to one of Lotus’ most advanced cars to Clive Chapman, son of Lotus founder Colin Chapman. The stunning new Evora GT410 Sport in Empire Green will travel the UK and Europe with Clive, Director of Classic Team Lotus. Preserving and promoting the history of the famous motorsport team, Clive and the squad run historic Lotus race cars that appear at…
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• Lotus’ most accomplished Exige ever as fitting tribute • Just 25 examples to be hand built in Norfolk • Unique heritage documentation to accompany each car • Bespoke exterior and interior livery • 407 hp per tonne and 220 kg of downforce • 0-60 mph in 3.2 secs, dry weight from 1,056 kg Without equal and a class apart: the new Lotus Exige Cup 430 Type 25 is a collector’s piece like no other and a fitting tribute to one of the most successful and influential Formula 1 cars of all time. Based on the celebrated Exige Cup 430, unveiled at the end of last year, the two-seat Type 25 is a unique opportunity to relish a universally acclaimed sports car named…
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• Substantial power increase to 430hp • 920 kg and 467 hp per tonne • 0-60 mph in 3.1 seconds, top speed of 180 mph • Lightweight full carbon bodywork - exposed on the flanks • Higher performance brakes and enhanced aerodynamics • Limited to 20 vehicles worldwide The new Lotus 3-Eleven 430 has retaken the title as Lotus’ quickest street-legal sports car - a fitting send off for the company’s legendary road racer. The most extreme machine that Lotus builds, the new 3-Eleven 430 is the fastest Lotus road car to lap the challenging Hethel circuit, 0.8 seconds quicker than the second place Exige Cup 430, and two seconds quicker than…
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The New Lotus Evora GT410 Sport • New, aerodynamically optimised GT series model • Succeeds highly acclaimed Evora Sport 410 • Comprehensive carbon-fibre components as standard • Weight from 1,256 kg (dry) • 0-60 mph in 3.9 secs, 410 hp and from 326 hp per tonne • Top speed 190 mph (305 km/h) Relentless in its development of world-class sports cars, Lotus has unveiled the new Evora GT410 Sport to complete the revised line-up of Hethel’s fastest model. Launched in Lotus’ 70th year and ahead of its anniversary celebrations, the new Evora GT410 Sport takes one of Lotus’ success stories, and refines it through the application of enlightened design. Avail…
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Full-production model is most extreme Exige ever conceived New engine installation, delivering 430 hp and 440 Nm New design generating 220 kg of downforce 407 hp per tonne provides unrivalled performance 0-60 mph in 3.2 secs, dry weight from 1,056 kg Unlimited in every sense, the new series production Exige Cup 430 is Lotus’ wildest incarnation of its fire-breathing, point-to-point two-seater sports car. New to the Exige, the Cup 430 sees the introduction of a savage, high-performance engine installation, mated to a new supercharger and chargecooler, designed specifically for the unique demands of this vehicle. A development of th…
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• New ultra-rare edition with just 30 examples worldwide • Race-car derived ultimate Elise • Advanced aerodynamics generate 180 kg of downforce • Lightweight carbon fibre components included as standard • 0-60 mph in 3.8 secs and 250 hp, dry weight from 862 kg Rare and race-bred, the extreme limited-edition Lotus Elise Cup 260 packs the company’s passion for motorsport engineering into one of the most accomplished cars it has ever produced. Taking what’s widely regarded as the benchmark for intuitive handling and driver involvement, Lotus has integrated some of the latest design philosophies from high-performance stablemates including the Exige Cup 380, and t…
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- Geely Holding and Etika Automotive Announce Joint Board - Mr. Daniel Donghui Li appointed Chairman of Lotus Board - Mr. Jean-Marc Gales to continue in his role as CEO September 29th, Kuala Lumpur. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) today completed the transaction to purchase a majority stake in the British luxury sports brand Lotus. Geely Holding now owns a majority stake of 51% in Lotus Advance Technologies Sdn Bhd (Lotus) with a minority 49% being held by Etika Automotive (Etika), a Malaysian automotive group. Company Structure With the transaction completed, the Board of Directors for Lotus has been formally established, consisting of five…
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Evora GT430 Sport joins the line-up Available with both manual and automatic transmission and two body configurations Carbon-fibre and titanium components as standard Variable traction control and adjustable dampers 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds and 430 hp Fastest ever road-going Lotus - top speed 196 mph (315 km/h) Following the stunning debut of the Lotus Evora GT430, Lotus has introduced an expanded Evora GT430 line-up designed to appeal to a wider range of customers who want the ultimate in high performance sports cars. Adding to the acclaimed Evora 400 and Evora Sport 410 models, the new Evora GT430 range now includes two body …
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New Lotus Driving Academy opens at Hethel Drivers seeking the opportunity to experience the latest Lotus sports cars at the famed manufacturer’s facility in Norfolk, will now have the chance, with the opening of the new Lotus Driving Academy in August 2017. From as little as £119 for the entry level experience, right through to the intensive ‘Gold’ course at £899, the Lotus Driving Academy offers a range of experiences suitable for anyone looking for a more involving and informative track session that will enhance and hone their driving skills. Jean-Marc Gales, Chief Executive …
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Most powerful road going Lotus sports car ever 0-60 mph in 3.7 secs, 430 hp and 1,258 kg 250 kg of downforce at maximum speed of 190 mph Just 60 editions planned for worldwide markets Available to order now Following the successful introduction of the Lotus Evora 400 and Evora Sport 410 to global markets, Lotus has unveiled its most powerful road-going model ever – the Evora GT430. A beautiful and pure combination of elegance and power, Lotus has lavished attention on hand-crafted carbon-fibre components to endow this fully homologated Evora with a level of precision engineering and design unseen before. This focused evolutio…
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