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Harder Core: 2010 Lotus Exige Cup 260

The Lotus Elise/Exige twins are quickly becoming the Porsche 911s of Britain. Or are they British Mustangs? In other words, totally fantastic sports cars with so many special variations that only the idiot savants among us can keep up and keep track. Case in point: meet the new for 2010 Lotus Exige Cup 260. What is it? A faster, stiffer and – you guessed it – lighter version of the already impossibly quick, nimble and skinny Exige S introduced in March of this year. Power remains the same (257 horsepower and 174 lb-ft of torque ... Read more →

Geneva 2009: Bodacious Tatas - Indian automaker debuts Nano Europa Chris Paukert

Uttering the word "Europa" should spark memories of the funky and fragile Lotus of the '60s and '70s, or perhaps the British sportscar company's more recent revival. What one normally doesn't ...

Lotus to celebrate 60th anniversary a few years early Noah Joseph

Lotus has always done things a little differently, so it should come as no surprise that the sportscar-maker is celebrating its 60th anniversary even though it's only 56 years old. The event that ...

SEMA 2007: Carbon Fiber Exige adds lightness Frank Filipponio

Click image for high-res gallery from SEMA The Lotus Elise and Exige are great little cars that personify Colin Chapman's original edict to maintain a light weight in order to allow maximum ...

Geneva Auto Show: Lotus unpacks the Europa S Chris Paukert

If by calling its new sportscar a Grand Tourer, Lotus has you thinking of overweight luxury coupes that excite by dint of their monstrous drivetrains, Colin Chapman's corps have something they'd ...

Harder Core: 2010 Lotus Exige Cup 260 3 months ago on Autoblog

The Lotus Elise/Exige twins are quickly becoming the Porsche 911s of Britain. Or are they British Mustangs? In other words, totally fantastic sports cars with so many special variations that only the idiot savants among us can keep up and keep track. Case in point: meet the new for 2010 Lotus ...

Geneva 2009: Bodacious Tatas - Indian automaker debuts Nano Europa 9 months ago on Autoblog

Uttering the word "Europa" should spark memories of the funky and fragile Lotus of the '60s and '70s, or perhaps the British sportscar company's more recent revival. What one normally doesn't tend to think of is the Tata Nano. That may change, however, as the discount Indian auto is slated to ...

Lotus to celebrate 60th anniversary a few years early 1 year ago on Autoblog

Lotus has always done things a little differently, so it should come as no surprise that the sportscar-maker is celebrating its 60th anniversary even though it's only 56 years old. The event that Lotus is commemorating is actually the first racing car which its founder, Colin Chapman, crafted in ...

SEMA 2007: Carbon Fiber Exige adds lightness 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res gallery from SEMA The Lotus Elise and Exige are great little cars that personify Colin Chapman's original edict to maintain a light weight in order to allow maximum performance. Weighing in at under 2,000 pounds, they feature Toyota (or Honda) motors putting out around 200 ...

Geneva Auto Show: Lotus unpacks the Europa S 3 years ago on Autoblog

If by calling its new sportscar a Grand Tourer, Lotus has you thinking of overweight luxury coupes that excite by dint of their monstrous drivetrains, Colin Chapman's corps have something they'd like to show in a Europa S. The British concern's latest 'less is emphatically more' proposition ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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