1080kg Lightweight Exige Chassis + 350 PS 3.5l V6 Supercharged Evora S Engine = The all NEW Exige S

Raw performance, agility, unparalleled ride and handling and mind blowing drive experience, these attributes are what people have come to expect from Lotus. And we don’t like to disappoint. After months of media speculation Group Lotus is proud to announce the latest addition to the family: the extraordinary new Exige S, the ultimate lightweight high performance sportscar.

Producing over 444 PS from the 3.5l V6 Lotus Evora engine, the GTE is, quite simply, the most powerful Lotus road car ever built. Yet contrary to its extreme roots, the Evora GTE road car also delivers a comfortable and refined element to its high performance driving characteristics.

Elise S and Elise SPS option added to the iconic Elise model year 2012 range

Ask anyone to define Lotus in recent years and most people will hold up the Lotus Elise as a perfect example of exactly what makes Lotus such a firm favourite in the hearts and mind of sportscars enthusiasts.

More Lotus Than EVER - Getting ready for Frankfurt? Our countdown has begun:

3 new cars, 2 new options AND 1 special limited edition

Who:          Group Lotus

What:         See below and there’s a lot so we’ll keep it brief AND we’re not going to tell you everything….

Where:      Hall 5, Stand B02

When:       9.00am (CET)

Why:        Because you can’t get more Lotus than this…

3 new models

CALLING ALL GIRLS and boys - September 5th will see the Savoy Hotel play host to a very special celebration, the 65th birthday of THE HERO, the late, great Freddie Mercury.

DEAR FRIENDS of Freddie will unite in GOOD COMPANY at Freddie’s FLASH birthday bash which is set to be ‘a unique night of comedy and rock and roll’ as the climax to this year’s Freddie For A Day. The highlight of the night will be an auction to raise funds for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, the  HIV AIDS charity set-up in his honour by band mates Brian May, Roger Taylor and Queen manager Jim Beach after the singer’s death in 1991.

As a Club Lotus member, you’re part of an elite group of individuals who admire and respect the traditions that Lotus motoring brings. If you have a passion for classic motoring, then look no further than Octane to give you full insight into generations past of motoring tradition.

Club Lotus Show and Festival 2011
Donington Park Exhibition Centre
Castle Donington, Nr Derby
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August 2011

The 29th annual Club Lotus Show and Festival takes place this weekend at Donington Park on 13th and 14th August 2011. The Show is the biggest and best attended indoor Lotus Show in Europe and regularly attracts over 5,000 enthusiasts from all around the world.

General 
Total race laps: 58    Weather: Sunny
Max track temp: 30°    

Fastest laps 
KOV - 1:32.695, lap 55 / TRU - 1.32.862, lap 39            

The acquisition by Tony Fernandes, Kamarudin Meranun and SM Nasarudin, the men behind the Team Lotus Formula 1 squad, from the shareholder consortium led by Corven Ventures, will see the legendary lightweight sportscar manufacturer expand its brand profile and product family.

"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart" Confucius (551 - 479 BC)

General

Total race laps: 56  

Weather: Overcast, cloudy (am), sunny (pm)

Max track temp: 32˚
 
Fastest laps

KOV - 1:42.672, lap 45 / TRU - 1.42.052, lap 53           

Vitaly scored another couple of points as he finished P9 at the Shanghai International Circuit, while teammate Nick came home in P12.

• Both Vitaly and Nick ran two-stop strategies.
• Vitaly started on softs, took another set of softs on lap 17, and switched to hards on lap 37
• Nick also started on softs, took more softs on lap 18, then finally ran the hards from lap 30