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Watch this video as Nick Padmore details what it’s like to drive this JPS-liveried legend with a screaming DFV 3.0-litre V8 engine around the very challenging street circuit of Monaco....
I’m a guy from the classic James Bond movies generation, with Sean Connery or Sir Roger Moore as the lead character as a British spy during the Cold War, and what I loved about these movies were mostly the gadgets and the cars, I’m sure we all know the legendary...
Where to Buy RMD is now offering a 1959 Lotus 15 for sale. Click here to inquire on their website. Key Features One of only 7 Series 3 Lotus 15 built Excellent period competition history including the 1959 Nassau Trophy races Clear and unbroken ownership history from new Completely restored...
“Bringing together our rich heritage with intelligent performance and the latest cutting-edge technologies, we’re pushing the boundaries for how a luxury electric vehicle should look and handle– making it truly for the drivers,” said Feng Qingfeng, CEO, Lotus Group. Emeya is setting a new benchmark for how a Lotus drives...
The Lotus 23C is the developmental evolution of the 23B. The claimed reason for the updates was to allow the car to be more competitive against ever developing opposition and in typical Chapman style, getting more out of a four-year-old design meant clever thinking rather than expensive re-engineering, hence the...
In terms of sheer ambition, the Lotus Elise GT1 was perhaps the ultimate Elise ever created. Conceived to replace the Esprit GT1 in the reinvented BPR Global GT Series that came under FIA’s wing in 1997, the Esprit GT1 seemed like a perfect opportunity to put Lotus under the spotlight and market...
Watch this video featuring one of the most emblematic touring cars from the 1960s that boasted a 1.6L engine generating almost 200 horsepower....
Goodwood has announced that this year’s Goodwood Revival (Sept. 8–10, 2023) will celebrate Lotus’ 75th anniversary. Welcoming a fleet of up to 75 cars from Lotus’ 75 years of history and heritage, the Revival will celebrate this major milestone with a special on-track celebration paying homage to “The Chapman years”...
Onboard footage of Ayrton Senna pushing his Lotus 99T in Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo while on a qualifying run at the 1987 Monaco Grand Prix....
Listen to the glorious V8 sound of a Lotus 38 that won the 1965 Indy 500 with Jim Clark onboard. The Lotus 38 was notable for being the first rear-engine car to win the prestigious race....
The Lotus 87 was a Formula One car built by the Lotus team in 1981 for use in the World Championship and was driven by Nigel Mansell and Elio de Angelis. The Lotus 87 was a significant step forward for the team, as it was the first Lotus F1 car...
Watch this onboard footage featuring Nelson Piquet (threee-time Formula One World Drivers’ champion) driving a Lotus 101 Judd around the Silverstone Circuit during the 1989 British Grand Prix....
During the 74th Goodwood Members’ Meeting, Dario Franchitti, a four-time IndyCar Champion and three-time Indy 500 winner, took the wheel of the Lotus 88. This Formula 1 car was so advanced at that time that FIFA immediately banned it from competition....
Watch and enjoy this onboard footage of Horatio Fitz-Simon, in a Lotus 22, doing some laps before the 2022 Oulton Park Gold Cup....
A thrilling video of a Ferrari 246S Dino and Lotus 15 going neck and neck as they compete for the Sussex Trophy at the Goodwood Revival in 2021....
The new limited-edition Lotus Evija Fittipaldi celebrates the race legend Emerson Fittipaldi and Team Lotus winning F1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships five decades ago, naturally, this new all-electric hypercar mimics the black and gold color scheme seen on the Lotus Type 72 racecar from the early Seventies. Despite its incredible...
Rare Lotus Collection to Market: A fantastic Lotus collection put together by one man, Deryck Norville, a former Cosworth engineer, will come to auction on February 25th at Silverstone Auctions. Cosworth creates world-beating engines, and cars fitted with its powertrains have had 176 F1 victories making it one of the...
There is nothing subtle about the brand’s first foray into the EV segment. The Lotus Evija costs north of $2 million, boasts almost 2,000 hp and can rocket to 186 mph in nine seconds. It goes right up against hyper-EV heavyweights like the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Batista. The Lotus...
Can it be? Well, yes it is! 50 years since Emerson Fittipaldi took his first F1 World Championship. At 25, Emerson was, at the time, the youngest champion in F1 history. Completing the double that year, Team Lotus also won the F1 Constructors Championship using the Lotus 72, or John...
The United States Grand Prix Where: Watkins Glen / Date: October 10, 1973 Emerson Fittipaldi, in his Lotus 72, qualified well, but was only able to finish 6th, the last car on the lead lap, due to having flat-spotted his front tires. Details: Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Address: PO...
The Hethel test track just hosted two of the biggest names in Formula 1 as they got behind the wheel of the gorgeous Lotus Evija all-electric hypercar. Emerson Fittipaldi, Whose exploits in the Type 72 exactly 50 years ago made him the Lotus legend he is now, inspiring the development...
The gorgeous Lotus Evija hypercar, the most powerful production car in the world, now brings even more exclusivity and desirability with the introduction of the Lotus Evija Fittipaldi. Inspired by the past to enhance the future, it is a fitting homage to one of the greatest pairings of car and...
The extremely rare limited-edition track ready Lotus Exige Scura Coupe is one of the rarest road-going Lotus sports cars ever produced. Coveted by enthusiasts and collectors, it is currently on offer at Shannons Timed Online Spring Auction that will run from November 8 to 15. Presented in near-new condition, this...
The Anglo-European Trophy Where: Brands Hatch / Date: September 14, 1963 The start of the Anglo-European Trophy for Formula Juniors. Closest to the camera is the eventual winner, Peter Arundell, in the works Lotus 27 with his teammate Mike Spence alongside. Details: Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Address: PO Box 8204,...
I have always been a fan of a black car with gold accents, like the famous John Player Special Formula One car liveries from 50 years ago, the new limited-edition Lotus Evija Fittipaldi celebrates the race legend Emerson Fittipaldi and Team Lotus winning F1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships five decades...
Built for the 1981 Formula 1 season, this Lotus 87B F1 car was driven by Nigel Mansell. Join Marco Werner as he takes the Lotus 87B F1 car around the Zandvoort F1 track at full speed....
The UK’s oldest hill climb venue, Kop Hill, will once again host two days of motorsport action September 24–25, 2022. Over 400 historic cars and motorcycles each day will be taking on the famous hill. Many more will be on display in the Paddock, where you can get up close to...
We’ve seen the brand new Lotus SUV in videos from most YouTube stars already, but the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed event was the first time the general public would be able to admire the Eletre for the first time in real life, and she drew a lot of attention,...
Currently on offer on Collecting Cars is the 2001 Lotus Exige S1 which was delivered new to its former owner the then Deputy Road Test Editor of Autocar, Chris Harris. He was given the car on test for six months as a long termer. When the six months had passed,...
The ongoing transformation of Lotus to a truly global performance car brand has reached its most significant milestone yet. The all-new and all-electric Lotus Eletre is a striking and progressive Hyper-SUV – the first of a new breed of pure electric SUVs. It takes the core principles and Lotus DNA...
