Top Gear’s guide to: Lotus

Revered East Anglia-based builder of hardcore lightweights still basically true to the ethos by which Colin Chapman originally made them famous.

The Lotus Exige Cup 430 Type 25 is ANOTHER special edition

Yep. Lotus is at it again. This one pays homage to the Sixties Type 25 F1 car

5 Apr 2018

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The 3-Eleven 430 is now the fastest ever street-legal Lotus

Yet another special edition: roofless 3-Eleven gets 430bhp V6 for maximum track madness

20 Feb 2018

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Rezvani’s new car is a sinister 700bhp carbon Lotus

Meet the Beast Alpha X Blackbird, SoCal’s take on a British lightweight legend

Rowan Horncastle

2 Feb 2018

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The Evora GT410 Sport is another new Lotus

Norfolk-made anoraks on, there's another slightly different Evora to meet

11 Jan 2018

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Top Gear mag’s greatest cars — sports cars

What is the essence of the sports car? Time to get to grips with the oily bits of consumer desire

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First Drive

Lotus Elise review: hardcore Cup 260 driven

"This is the most playful and progressive Elise I think I've ever driven"...

Henry Catchpole

1 Dec 2017

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First Drive

Lotus Exige review: new Cup 430 driven

Fastest Lotus road car yet is a sublime road and track car. Here’s why

14 Nov 2017

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Lotus: “we will always be the benchmark in light weight”

Electric and SUV Lotuses are coming, but its boss assures us the ethos won’t change

10 Nov 2017

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Lotus puts its most powerful engine into a lighter Exige

430bhp? In an aero-hungry Exige? That’ll be the new ‘Cup’. Yowser

9 Nov 2017

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New SUV, new Elise… what’s going on at Lotus?

TG sits down with Lotus boss to discuss a bright future for the sports car brand

24 Oct 2017

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Progress report: Lotus Elise S1 vs Elise Cup 250

The Elise has become harder and faster over its 20-odd years. But better?

23 Oct 2017

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The Elise Cup 260 is yet another special edition Lotus

Bought an Elise Sport 220, did you? Or a Cup 250? Unlucky!

20 Oct 2017

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First Drive

Lotus Evora review: mad new GT430 driven

Meet the fastest Lotus road car ever. Does the Evora successfully battle the 911 GT3?

18 Oct 2017

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TG’s guide to concepts: the Lotus Evora 414E

Long before the hybrid ‘holy trinity’, Norfolk sussed out range-extender sports cars

9 Oct 2017

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This Lotus Evora GT430 Sport is the fastest ever Lotus

196mph top speed for lighter, less aero-friendly GT430 Sport

6 Sep 2017

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Meet the most extreme Lotus Evora ever

The Evora GT430 is a bewinged beauty with more power and less weight

Rowan Horncastle

20 Jul 2017

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First Drive

Lotus Exige Cup 380 review: hardcore 375bhp Lotus tested

The Porsche 911 GT3 RS of the Lotus world - how does this track-happy £95k Lotus fare?

16 Jun 2017

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This is the Lotus Elise Cup 250

Surprise! Mint green Elise facelift ups power and adds lightness

Rowan Horncastle

1 Jun 2017

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Chinese car giant Geely has bought Lotus

PLUS: news about the all-new Elise, coming your way in 2020

24 May 2017

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TG’s guide to concepts: the reborn Lotus Esprit V8

The spearhead of Lotus’s aborted regeneration was (almost) a true Ferrari rival

15 May 2017

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First Drive

Lotus Elise Sprint review: lighter, sharper Elise driven

Did the Elise need to get any lighter? Who cares. It's more satisfying than ever...

27 Apr 2017

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This week’s Lotus special? The most hardcore Exige ever

What’s in the water in Hethel? Exige Cup 380 loses weight and creates more downforce

20 Apr 2017

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Say hello to the Lotus Elise Sprint

New, even more lightweight Elise arrives as whole range gets an update

17 Mar 2017

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Lotus has built a one-off Bond-themed Evora Sport 410

The name’s S1, Esprit S1: Lotus commissions special Evora to celebrate 007’s ride

17 Feb 2017

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This is the lightweight Lotus Exige Race 380

Race-spec Exige bins headlights, airbags and manual gearbox. Becomes quite quick

12 Jan 2017

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First Drive

Lotus Exige Sport 380 review: fastest Lotus hard top ever

Fiercest, angriest Exige yet is also the best. We drive it on road and track

29 Nov 2016

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Lotus adds lightness, power and downforce to the Exige

Gnarly-looking Exige Sport 380 sheds 25kg and sprouts race aero. GT4 trade-in time?

23 Nov 2016

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First Drive

Lotus Evora Sport 410 review: “Just sublime”

Lighter than a Cayman GT4, more power than a Carrera S. Lotus really takes it to Porsche

1 Nov 2016

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Lotus boss: new Elise, Evora roadster and SUV coming

TG chats to Jean-Marc Gales about future models, success in America, and more

31 Oct 2016

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Meet the Lotus Exige Sport 350 Special Edition

Racing stripes and lighter components mark out Lotus's latest special

4 Oct 2016

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Video: Lotus 3-Eleven hammers around the Nürburgring

Two new video clips show off fastest ever Lotus around the Green Hell. Yikes

21 Sep 2016

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Meet the Race 250, Lotus’s £54k Elise

Big price, but big potential for Lotus’s little FIA-approved racecar

27 Jul 2016

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Track Pack: BMW M4 GTS vs Lotus 3-Eleven

Budding trackster with £120k burning a hole? £240k? Step this way

5 Jun 2016

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