VW to buy major stake in Proton?
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norfolk,England,UK
... The VW group already has its own engineering research ... At the same time, the cars division has announced ... year, with the replacement for the Lotus Esprit due to ...

Lotus to launch new Europa coupe
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
... on a lengthened Elise chassis, the Europa will be more Grand Tourer than the minimalist Elise it's based on ... The Europa is not the only car Lotus is gearing ...

WORLD SCOOP It's the Lotus Europa
Wheels24.co.za - Johannesburg,South Africa
... even less - than the R480 000 of the Elise 111R because ... and later versions got the 1 558 cc Lotus Twin Cam ... ended in 1974 after almost 9000 cars had been made.

Lotus about to launch "most important model since Elise"
Auto Industry - UK
... Europa' and other Elise derivatives will be assembled at Hethel near Norwich, the Esprit replacement will reportedly be built in Malaysia by Lotus Group ...

Proton chief executive voted off board
Auto Industry - UK
... The company and its suppliers account for some 100,000 jobs in Malaysia, and Proton is also the owner of Britain's Lotus Group. ...

Hell hath no fury
DeHavilland - UK
... When Mrs Shaw heard this, she went onto eBay and put her husband's Lotus Esprit on the site, with the Buy it Now option of 50p. ...

Proton net up 59%
The Edge Daily - Malaysia
... However, Lotus Group International Ltd recorded a pre-tax loss of RM47 million mainly due ... Last year, it said, export of its cars doubled to 17,000 units from ...

Small Supercars Going Jolly Fast
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
MELBOURNE, May 30 (Bernama) -- Proton-owned Lotus Cars Australia has announced a special end of financial year sale on Elise and Elise S with a "drive away no ...

New Lotus will be produced abroad
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norfolk,England,UK
... He said no further details of the Esprit replacement could ... Production of the Lotus Elise will stay at Hethel and ... is expected to from making 5000 to 8000 cars.

Lotus Set to Build Cars in Malaysia
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... to go from making 5,000 to 8,000 cars. Mr Tickner said the new car is likely to be made in vacant factory space in Malaysia, owned by Lotus' parent company ...

Rindt's F1 Lotus cars racing again
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norfolk,England,UK
CELIA WIGG 29 April 2005 09:17 Two of Formula 1 world champion Jochen Rindt's most famous Lotus racing cars are set to hit the tracks again -- 35 years after ...

Caterham Supercar Arrives Soon
ITV Motoring - London,UK
... the power, Caterham has undertaken a more comprehensive range of suspension modifications than at any time since it bought the rights to build the Lotus 7 back ...

Tuner: Forced Fed Lotus Elise Sport 275
AutoWeek - USA
Cooking with Gas: What could be better than a Lotus Elise? A Lotus Elise with 275 hp! Brett Payne is a professional chef, catering ...

DeLorean's dream stalled after rough ride
Chicago Sun-Times - USA
... Lotus, a veteran British sports car and race car builder, mainly engineered the DMC ... braking and handling -- and possessed features of top sports cars, such as ...

Lotus Esprit
Times Online - UK
... It was produced from 1976 until 2004 and while the later cars may have been living on ... When the Esprit Turbo was launched in 1980, Lotus found itself ...

Motor Racing
Guernsey Weekly Press - Vale,Guernsey,UK
... On the grid beside him were superior race cars up to and including 2004 models. ... On fast tracks like Donington the Lotus 69 can reach speeds of 130mph. ...

MOTOR-RACING/AUTOBACS SUPER GT: Team Proton-Lotus to make debut
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
... Kuala Lumpur-based Amprex Motorsports will be competing in a GT-300 class Lotus Exige, but ... "Now in its 11th year, the championship will feature 46 cars - 19 in ...

The sad tale of John DeLorean
GrandPrix - Tappan,NY,USA
... a reflection of DeLorean himself) but was not much beyond a Lotus Esprit with a ... The company went bust in January 1982 after only 8500 cars had been built. ...

Lotus says new flexible platform could help automakers lower cost ...
AutoWeek - USA
... powertrain elements also can be moved. The automaking side of Lotus will use the new architecture for a forthcoming range of sports cars.

Sports car tycoon DeLorean dead
Belfast Telegraph - UK
... The scandal included a fraud of £8.83m, which was to have been used by Lotus Cars for research and development work for the DeLorean company. ...

Spy Photos: Lotus Elise Coupe?
Jalopnik - Herndon,VA,USA
... Versatile Vehicle Architecture, named as such because it can undergird both front and mid-engine vehicles, which also forms the platform for Lotus's Esprit. ...

2005 Lotus Exige 240R Preview
Macleans - Toronto,ON,Canada
... North America and across the globe, Lotus is making a ... demise of the supercar-challenging Esprit V8, the brand ... two vehicles - the mid-engined Elise roadster and ...

Lotus to build limited edition Lotus Sport Exige 240R
Auto Industry - UK
Lotus Sport, the performance division of Lotus Cars Ltd., has developed the Lotus Sport Exige 240R, a limited edition high performance sports car with total ...

Work starts on £4m engineering centre
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norfolk,England,UK
The start of building work followed the transfer of land from Group Lotus to Norfolk County Council, which is leading the team behind the project. ...