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Revered East Anglia-based builder of hardcore lightweights still basically true to the ethos by which Colin Chapman originally made them famous.

What should Lotus do next?

Following reports of a massive £1.5bn investment, where should Lotus go next?

14 Aug 2018

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The Type 49 and Type 79 are two (more) special edition Lotuses

Exige 430s celebrate many anniversaries. See them at Goodwood

12 Jul 2018

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Lotus has a new boss, again

Jean-Marc Gales, CEO since 2014, has left Hethel for a classic car restoring business

4 Jun 2018

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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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Lotus Exige Cup 430 front three quarters

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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Lotus Evora GT430 front action

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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