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May 18, 2012

Picture of the Month – May 2012

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Earlier in the week Lotus revealed the Evora GTC and we've been lucky enough to get hold of wallpaper sized versions of the picture they used, thanks to Lotus. The full details of the Evora GTC can be found here but in the meantime, click the image to enlarge the right click and ‘save as’ to download for your desktop wallpaper. If you’d like a picture considered for our POTM features, details and an upload gallery can be found here and you can view the full Picture of the Month archive here. … [Read more...]

Picture of the Month – April 2012

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This months picture was taken on the photo shoot for the Evora Long Term Test update which you can find here. The location is the once grand tree lined avenue drive of Mereworth Castle in Kent, once a grandiose homage to the domed Villa Rotunda in Italy, it's now the private residence of an UAE billionaire and his supercar loving family. This part of the driveway is now cut off from the main house by the A26 Tonbridge Road and the former gatehouses are private residences in their own right, the owners of which whom graciously gave TLF permission to take some pictures … [Read more...]

[PICS] Goodwood Media Day – FoS & Revival Preview

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Wednesday the 14th March is a day when Goodwood hosts a smaller and more intimate event, a combination of a mini Festival of Speed and Revival to give the media a glimpse of what to expect at this year's events. 2012 is a special year for Lotus as they are the main sponsor of the Festival of Speed and as such will be designing the sculpture which forms the centerpiece of the event on the lawn in front of Goodwood House. No details of this are forthcoming, even after Lotus were lubricated with a glass of champagne so we'll have to wait like everyone else to see what … [Read more...]

[PICS] Lotus at the 2012 Salon De L’Automobile, Geneva

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Lotus were again occupying a decent amount of floorspace at this year's Salon De L'Automobile at Geneva's Palexpo, similar in size and location to the 2011 stand. With a total of 9 cars on display to the press on the 6th March there were 2 new variations of existing products, namely the carbon fibre bodied Lotus F1 Edition Evora GTE, limited to a run of 5 cars and the MY2012 Exige S Roadster, a soft-top and more 'lifestyle' edition of the hardcore 3.5l V6 Exige. Lotus also featured a white Evora GTE, the version of the Evora which has shed 150kgs on the stock car … [Read more...]

[PICS & VIDEO] Lotus F1 Team launch their 2012 contender ‘E20′

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Named for the team's Enstone base, the E20 was launched yesterday by the 2012 drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. The car features the new stepped nose design similar to other 2012 F1 cars and also the graphics of new sponsor Unilever via their brand 'Clear'. Painted in Lotus Sport signature black & gold the car shows less prominent Lotus branding as this colour scheme has been adopted throughout the Lotus motorsport efforts this year to introduce commonality and better recognition. With ex-World Champion Raikkonen behind the wheel can Lotus F1 Team win … [Read more...]

[PICS] 2011 Classic Car Show

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For the 4th successive year TLF attended and exhibited at the Classic Car Show at the Birmingham NEC. The UK's biggest classic car show and indeed one of the biggest automotive events of the year attracting more than 80,000 visitors, the show also boasts more than 1,200 cars on display from clubs all over the country. This year as ever the event was teamed up with the Classic Bike Show and Top Gear Live but the Cars took the largest space of the event filling 7 of the NEC's 12 halls to capacity. Due to the number of cars on display, attractions such as the Wheeler … [Read more...]

[PICS] Lotus open the doors at China dealership

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Last week saw a major milestone event in Group Lotus’ history as the first Lotus showroom in China was declared officially open for business. The formal opening ceremony at the showroom in Beijing was overseen by senior representatives of Group Lotus and Lotus China alongside Clive Chapman, the son of Lotus Founder Colin Chapman. China-based sports car enthusiasts had their appetites for the Lotus brand whetted with the first public unveiling of the Evora GTE Road Car and the F1-inspired customer race car, the T125 before being introduced to the rest of the … [Read more...]

Picture of the Month – September 2011

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Taken at the Lotus Festival this year at Snetterton, this months picture is of Andrew Swift's stunning and clearly fly annihilating  Exige S1. Andrew, who lives in Leeds is a keen Lotus man with this being his second having recently sold on a laser blue Elise 111R. The photograph was taken by TLF member Martyn Lewis. As you can probably tell this isn't the first time he's pointed a camera at a car and you can see more of his stunning photography on his website www.martynlewisphotography.com - Martyn is another Leeds area resident who by day is an IT professional … [Read more...]

[PICS] Lotus in Frankfurt – Exclusive first pictures

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BBC F1 anchorman Jake Humphrey joined Lotus at the IAA in Frankfurt to present to the media a batch of new and improved cars to bolster the current lineup of products. Speaking with CEO Dany Bahar it was an opportunity for Lotus to showcase their current engineering talents and provide a link to the future cars which will be coming to us in 2013, starting with the Esprit to be presented in Geneva. The current range is important for the growth of the company and a key to the success of Bahars future plans for Lotus hence the cars we are seeing today. The Evora GTE … [Read more...]

[PICS] Lotus & Norwich City, united

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Lotus again are back in the Premiership with a new 5 year deal announced which will see the company commit a seven figure sum to the club over it's duration. The new sponsorship was announced at the Carrow Road stadium with players from the team and racing drivers from Lotus in attendance along with a selection of Lotus's motorsport and road cars. Lotus ambassador Nigel Mansell was there with his son Greg, Lotus works driver James Rossiter was there with Evora GT4 racer Oliver Jackson and LRGP's Bruno Senna was also in attendance. As well at Nigel Mansell taking an … [Read more...]

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