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Revered East Anglia-based builder of hardcore lightweights still basically true to the ethos by which Colin Chapman originally made them famous.

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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Top Gear’s top five track day cars

Enjoy the odd track day? You'll need one of these things...

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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Meet the Lotus Evora 400 Hethel Edition

Lotus marks 50 years at its Norfolk plant with - what else? - a special edition car

12 May 2016

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First Drive

Review: Lotus Elise Cup 250

Replacement for the Cup S is grippier and faster than any Elise before it

6 May 2016

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First Drive

Review: the Lotus 3-Eleven, Norfolk’s fastest car ever

"More visceral than a LaFerrari." The fastest Lotus yet could also be the best...

22 Apr 2016

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It’s the Lotus Exige Sport 350 Roadster

Simplify and subtract roof: Lotus removes 40kg from revised Exige, making it the lightest yet

3 Mar 2016

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The Lotus Evora Sport 410: as fast as a Ferrari F50

Evora 400 gets the special edition treatment, with more power and less weight

25 Feb 2016

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Lotus releases more details on hardcore 3-Eleven

Yep, it's fast. All the details on "one of the quickest road cars in the world"

14 Jan 2016

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Q&A: Lotus CEO talks automatic gearboxes, and beating Porsche

Hethel boss Jean-Marc Gales on quitting F1, cracking America and more

14 Dec 2015

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First Drive

First drive: the new and improved Lotus Exige Sport 350

Exige plus added lightness equals one of the world’s best-handling cars

14 Dec 2015

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Video: watch the Lotus 3-Eleven squirrel around the Nurburgring

Fastest-ever Lotus is the fastest-ever Lotus round the ‘Ring

6 Oct 2015

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Here are TG’s top picks from £14m Salon Prive sale

Feeling flush? Allow Top Gear to guide you through the best lots of this year’s Salon Prive car auction

20 Aug 2015

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First Drive

First Drive: Lotus Evora 400

Hethel’s 2+2 gets a facelift and lots more power. Paul Horrell drives it

23 Jul 2015

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Lotus SUV “will be the fastest, most agile”, says company boss

Chinese-built crossover will resemble sporty Elite, Hethel boss Jean-Marc Gales tells Paul Horrell

3 Jul 2015

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450bhp 3-Eleven is the fastest, most powerful Lotus ever

Supercharged V6 lightweight is Hethel’s most potent road car yet. 0-60mph? Under three seconds. Be afraid

26 Jun 2015

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Speed Week: Cayman GT4 vs Caterham 420R v Lotus Elise Cup

Three lightweights go to war. Can the plucky Brits stick it to the all-conquering German?

16 Jun 2015

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Renault’s Alpine sports car is here

Two-seat, rear-drive 'Celebration' concept lands at Le Mans. Is this a first look at Renault’s Audi TT rival?

13 Jun 2015

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Road Test

Road Test: Lotus Elise 1.8 220 Cup 2dr

1 Jun 2015

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