It’s hard not to admire Lotus. While the rest of the motoring world’s waistline just keeps swelling, the manufacturer Chapman built does a pretty smart job of staying close to its featherweight roots. The company has just rolled out specs for the new Exige S240, and while the mechanical bits stay pretty close to last [...]

With teams dropping out of F1 faster than we can keep track of, the future of the sport isn’t looking too bright. Er, make that wasn’t looking too bright. Lotus has decided to jump back into the fray for the first time in 16 years. Supposedly, the team will slide into BMW-Sauber’s vacant spot. Lotus [...]

The good folk at Autoblog have dug up this gem from way back in 2005. It’s a clip of Australian auto journo Dean Evans showing in the Lotus Elise one-make race. Evans starts at the back of the pack – 16th – and manages to needle his way through the entire pack in a single [...]

At least that’s what the rumors swirling around the Web would have us believe. Despite the Elise’s super-car slaying ability to carry velocity around a track, the car’s getting long in the tooth. It’s no secret Lotus wants to completely update its model line up over the next five years, but according to Autocar the [...]

I. The FIA’s decision to implement a budget-capped class to F1 is likely to meet a significant challenge in the near future. The new measure would introduce a separate class of teams whose annual budget could not exceed $60 million. Teams that chose to run under those rules would be given aerodynamic advantages and would [...]

Lotus has rolled out a passel of Evora images ahead of the car’s official June unveil. Designed to go head to head with the Porsche Cayman, the 2+2 Coupe, the car sports a Toyota-sourced 3.5-liter V6 planted mid-ship. The motor boasts 276-horsepower and 230 lb-ft of torque. Combine those figures with the Evora’s supposed sub-3,000 [...]

I. Tuners MTM got their hands on the KTM X-Bow and bumped it from 240 to 318 hp. It also gets kicked up to 310 torques and the trans has been modified to accept all the new punch. The same guys can take your TTS and bring it to 380 hp by pumping 22.5 psi [...]

I. Prodrive is stepping in to put Subaru back in its rightful place: WRC. The Prodrive Subaru Impreza STi WRC2008 will compete starting at the Rally Portugal with Marcus Gronholm at the helm. If anyone can give Sebastien Loeb a good run for his money, its Gronholm. And Subaru. [Source: 0-60]

I. Alpina dropped hints that their new B6-GT3 will make runs at both LeMans and the Nurburgring 24-Hour race. The company said it will be backing two of the 530 hp B6 GT3s and offering others to private customers. No word on what kind of price tag that “offer” comes with. [Source: Autoblog]

So you’re in the market for a new sexy British ride, there’s good news. Lotus just released pricing for its Evora at the Geneva Motor Show, and the rig starts at around $77,400. Of course, that’s for the two seater. If you really feel like your briefcase needs a seat of its own, the 2+2 [...]