Showing posts with label LOTUS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LOTUS. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Lotus says the engineers behind the Elise Club Racer took a stripped-to-the-bare-bone approach and while the company did not reveal all the details, it did mention the motorsport derived lightweight battery and the deletion of noise insulation.
In addition to the weight savings, the Club Racer is the first Elise variant to come with a Sport setting for the DPM (Dynamic Performance Management), which according to Lotus, "allows even the less experienced sports car drivers to feel at the top of their game, while the ability to switch it off completely will please the more established track orientated drivers"
The British automaker's Chief Technical Officer, Wolf Zimmermann, commented:
“The traditional Lotus approach of reduction and purity has lead to one of the most zeitgeist and contemporary sports cars around. For over 15 years the Lotus Elise has become an icon in the sports car market, carving out a niche market with a dedicated following of lightweight fans. The new Club Racer will definitely give these people something extra to get their teeth stuck into. This car epitomises everything that’s cool about the Elise – it’s fast, raw, responsive and a huge amount of fun to drive.”
Power for the new Elise Club Racer is provided by the standard model's 1.6-liter four-cylinder unit delivering 134HP at 6,800 rpm and 160 Nm or 118 lb-ft of peak torque at 4,400 rpm.
The Elise Club Racer is offered with a choice of six colors including Sky Blue, Saffron Yellow, Ardent Red, Aspen White, Matt Black and Carbon Grey, and features some bespoke design elements such as the body colored seats.
The new lighter version of the Elise is priced in Europe at £27,500 / €34,450 / CHF48,900, which makes it the most pocket friendly model in Lotus' range.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
2015 Lotus Elise Appears in Paris - With Live Pictures and Video
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The new Lotus Elise jumps into entirely new styling territory, not so much evolving from the current model but fully reinventing itself as a baby Esprit. The only similarities are the mid-engine layout driving the rear wheels and 2-seats around corners.
The new baby Lotus will get a standard 6-speed manual (with an optional 7-speed DCT) and be powered by a Toyota 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine putting out 320-horsepower.
If the Elise is putting out that kind of go for a £35,000 [around US$55,500] base price, this is looking to be a bargain basement killer. To make that 320 ponies extra green, it will also offer mild hybrid tech and an optional start/stop system when it comes out in Spring 2015.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Evora S with Sports Pack as standard button on the "sport", which allows the driver to control the gas and the exhaust valve to activate the pass. Sport button also raises the rev limit immediately and change the settings, Dynamic Stability Control will lead to the modification of the whole experience. It is bad-drilled brakes better cooling. And here's a heads up for those who buy into the old adage "you can not tell the sons of men the size of the toys of emotions external Evora S has been improved by a new function of the exhaust gas, which means that the push button on the car sounds so dramatic as it seems.
In addition to the Evora S, Lotus also has the IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift) option. The creation of the seven-time award winning (Who’s Counting? We are!) Evora sees a 6-speed automatic gearbox with Lotus developed transmission control with a 3.5-liter V6 providing 280 hp providing a superior driving automatic experience.
Lotus Evora IPS version allows the driver to switch between the paddle manual and automatic modes of the disc. The driver can also select the “sport” that promotes the sport Lotus driving experience allows the driver to feel really at each shift and be in complete control of the transmission.Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The combined company Lotus and Proton is preparing a radical sports car. It is said that because his presence later, the car will shake the luxury car market. Like what?
Obviously, the intention was ambitious enough because Lotus and Proton trying to steal a luxury car market from Porsche, Ferrari and Aston Martin as part of what is called 'The Dawn of a new era. "
As reported by Autocar, Saturday (06/26/2010) starting from the concept of radicalization that Showcase Lotus founder Colin Chapman, that is a car that was 'light and simple'.
Thus, our corporate philosophy will also be changed for future models and concept cars goodbye a complex, high cost manufacturing technique with the upper class.
As expressed by Proton and Lotus Chairman, Datuk Mohd Salleh Mohd Nadzmi which outlines the company's plans to build a car with a new motto, 'Tomorrow's luxury sports cars, today'.
Car will cost an average 110 thousand to 80 thousand pounds, which includes application of technology was a double 7-speed transmission, active aerodynamics, dampers variable, hybrid systems, and alternate fuels.
Its realization will begin with a concept car that had the Golden Proton displayed at the Geneva Motor Show, which offers competition from Aston Martin Cygnet and the Toyota IQ.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
As reported by autoevolution.com (05/30/2010), Lotus dealers in Europe was no longer receive orders Europa, and production slowly into phase stops. Europa was first released into the market right at the auto show in Geneva in 2006 past.
Sports sedan coupe was first launched armed with metal and fiber and aluminum to produce a lightweight. For Europa S type, holding 2.0 L engine powered 200 dk at 5400 rpm and torque of 272 Nm at 5400 rpm with a six-speed manual transmission. The car can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in 5.8 seconds with a maximum speed of 230 km per hour.
For the next generation, Lotus Europa SE launched at the Geneva Motor Show 2008. Striking differences in convenience sector. Tanaga cars also increased to reach 225 dk at 5700 rpm and 301 Nm of torque. As a result, acceleration was carved 5.3 seconds for 0-100 km per hour with a maximum speed of 242 km per hour.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
2011 Lotus Evora S and Evora IPS Pictures
Not continued afterwards Lotus accidentally leaked its affairs to bare two new Evoras at this year's Paris Motor Show, we now accept the abounding capacity weeks afore the activating duo accomplish their accessible debut. The Evora S and IPS (which stands for "Intelligent Precision Shift" or "automatic transmission" in layman's terms) will accurately ample out the Evora range, and we're aching to get our easily on the former.
For the Evora S, Lotus has tweaked the Toyota-sourced 3.5-liter V6 to aftermath 345 application and 295 pound-feet of torque – assets of 69 hp and 37 lb-ft over the accepted car. The run from 0-60 happens in aloof 4.8 abnormal and top acceleration has been aloft to 172 afar per hour. What's more, the Evora S comes accepted with a action button that allows the disciplinarian to ascendancy the burke acknowledgment and actuate an bankrupt bypass valve. On top of that, acute the abracadabra about-face increases the rev limiter and changes the adherence ascendancy settings, and we brainstorm that the end aftereffect is added than pulse-quickening.
On the tamer ancillary of things, Lotus is additionally alms the Evora IPS with its new six-speed automated transmission, featuring both absolutely automated and chiral about-face modes. The two-pedal Evora uses paddle shifters to ascendancy accessory selection, and buttons are housed on the centermost animate to about-face amid the accepted PRND drive modes. Power has not been afflicted for the Evora IPS, and thankfully, Lotus has managed to advance a slushbox that doesn't add any weight to the Evora. Afterwards all, animation is key.
We ahead a abounding bulk of high-resolution photos to be appear afterpiece to the official Paris appearance debut, but for now, annal through the baby arcade beneath and chase the jump to apprehend the official absolution from Lotus.
2011 Lotus Evora S and Evora IPS Pictures
Not continued afterwards Lotus accidentally leaked its affairs to bare two new Evoras at this year's Paris Motor Show, we now accept the abounding capacity weeks afore the activating duo accomplish their accessible debut. The Evora S and IPS (which stands for "Intelligent Precision Shift" or "automatic transmission" in layman's terms) will accurately ample out the Evora range, and we're aching to get our easily on the former.
For the Evora S, Lotus has tweaked the Toyota-sourced 3.5-liter V6 to aftermath 345 application and 295 pound-feet of torque – assets of 69 hp and 37 lb-ft over the accepted car. The run from 0-60 happens in aloof 4.8 abnormal and top acceleration has been aloft to 172 afar per hour. What's more, the Evora S comes accepted with a action button that allows the disciplinarian to ascendancy the burke acknowledgment and actuate an bankrupt bypass valve. On top of that, acute the abracadabra about-face increases the rev limiter and changes the adherence ascendancy settings, and we brainstorm that the end aftereffect is added than pulse-quickening.
On the tamer ancillary of things, Lotus is additionally alms the Evora IPS with its new six-speed automated transmission, featuring both absolutely automated and chiral about-face modes. The two-pedal Evora uses paddle shifters to ascendancy accessory selection, and buttons are housed on the centermost animate to about-face amid the accepted PRND drive modes. Power has not been afflicted for the Evora IPS, and thankfully, Lotus has managed to advance a slushbox that doesn't add any weight to the Evora. Afterwards all, animation is key.
We ahead a abounding bulk of high-resolution photos to be appear afterpiece to the official Paris appearance debut, but for now, annal through the baby arcade beneath and chase the jump to apprehend the official absolution from Lotus.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Sport Car Lotus Sport Exige GT3 Black ColorThe prototype Lotus Sport Exige GT3 race car was unveiled at the annual FIA GT Championship presentation ceremony outside the world famous Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd December 2005th The next day (2 December 2005), the first test vehicle was held at high speed Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track in Southern France under FIA supervision, the first phase of the Lotus Sport Exige GT3 becoming eligible for FIA GT3 competition. This latest FIA series, which will begin in 2006, has been racing cars that have the same power and weight, and that has direct lineage to their road going versions.
Lotus Sport Exige GT3 participants developed the Lotus Sport, the performance arm Lotus Cars and is derived from the standard Lotus Exige coupé model. Weighing about 750 kg, it stays true to "performance through light weight" core Lotus philosophy. The car uses a race prepared 1.8 2ZZ-GE VVTL-i engine with a Roots-type supercharger and air-to-air intercooler that uses Lotus T4e Engine Control Unit to produce 285 hp (289 hp) at 7800 rpm. This gives an impressive power to weight ratio of 380 hp / tonne or 2.6 kg / hp.
After a brief shakedown program Lotus test track at Hethel, factory test driver Gavan Kershaw conducted a final set of chassis tires on the wet morning session at Paul Ricard official FIA test. What followed was a trip to slick tires on the track by FIA nominated test driver drying Christophe Bouchut.
Sport Car Lotus Sport Exige GT3 BackCommenting on the encouraging test, Chris Arnold, General Manager of Lotus Sport, explained: "We were delighted to attend the official FIA tests. Since the car was still on the drawing board two months ago, it's a fantastic achievement for the full build-in such a short time. We knew this test would be a first test for the car at the spot, and I am very pleased with the results. Our winter development program began testing the tunnel just before Christmas followed by further work in preparation for the next FIA test in March. "
FIA announced five races of the European Championship for the new GT3 class with rounds in the UK, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. Various national GT Championships are also considering modifications to its regulations to include GT3 class.
Sport Car Lotus Sport Exige GT3 TuringMonday, April 12, 2010
The base prices since January 2008 for the three European models; the 134 bhp (100 kW; 136 PS) Elise S, 189 bhp (141 kW; 192 PS) Elise R and 218 bhp (163 kW; 221 PS) Elise SC were 23,550; 28,550 and 32,550 GBP respectively.
The MSRP for American Elise models are $47,250 for the base model and $54,990 for the Elise SC, which are the only two models currently available in the US market as of 2009.
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