Lotus News

05 December

Bond-Era Lotus Esprit Reborn To Outrun Supercars

Encor reveals its carbon-bodied tribute to the 1975 Esprit S1. Based on later Esprit V8, non-turbo engine boosted to 400 hp. Production is limited to 50 cars starting at £430k ($574,000). It’s 50 years since the original Lotus Esprit glided...

Carscoops

05 December

The Lotus Esprit Series 1 Returns Reimagined With Twin Turbo V8

Almost four decades after the original Lotus Esprit Series 1 left showrooms, a group of former Hethel engineers has brought it back to life with fresh power and a carbonfibre body. The rebooted machine comes from a start-up in Chelmsford named...

Zero2Turbo

05 December

Lotus Esprit Series 1 reimagined with 400bhp V8

New £430k "remastering" from Chelmsford-based Encor improves on 1970s original "in almost every way" The Lotus Esprit Series 1 has been reimagined with a redesigned carbonfibre body and a new V8 powertrain by a start-up consisting of former...

Autocar

05 December

Remastered Lotus Esprit unveiled with 400hp

Lightness and tactility guide every decision, says Encor of its new carbon fibre, V8-powered Series I

PistonHeads

05 December

The Encor Series I is a fully remastered Lotus Esprit V8, and it looks pretty much perfect

Top Gear

04 December

How GM's ownership of Lotus went 'appallingly wrong'

In January 1986, General Motors paid £22.75 million for 58% of the Lotus's shares After the death of founder Colin Chapman in 1982, Lotus was in dire straits financially. Thankfully for all us petrolheads, it was saved by British Car Auctions...

Autocar

30 November

Plug-in hybrid version of Lotus Eletre due in early 2026

Full pricing and specifications revealed for the first Lotus SUV

Car Magazine

24 November

Everything you need to know about Lotus

The story of a sports car maker trying to find a new identity, now targeting electric power and a much more upmarket customer base. The post Everything you need to know about Lotus appeared first on The Car Expert.

The Car Expert

31 October

Longbow's first prototype is ready – future electric Lotus Elise rival shapes up

Development of Longbow’s sub-1000kg electric sports car is moving at pace, as are sales with the first year of production sold out

EVO

31 October

Matt Windle officially steps down as Lotus Cars Europe CEO following job cuts

Following the additional redundancies at its Hethel factory announced in August, Lotus Europe has now lost its CEO

EVO

02 October

This Is the Lotus Esprit V8 Restomod You Didn't Know You Needed

Meet the Encor Series 1, a modern take on the iconic Lotus Esprit V8.

Motor1

02 October

Lotus Esprit restomod teased – can it be worth over £500k?

Encor brings together some storied talent to restomod an icon but each of the 50 buyers will be paying a pretty penny…

EVO

02 October

The Lotus Esprit is back! Encor reveals wedge-shaped restomod beauty with 400bhp V8

British company Encor has created a carbon fibre remaster of the original Esprit S1 for us to drool over

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