Lotus will build a new mid-engined sports car in 2008, the company announced today. The mid-engined car will be positioned at the higher end of the Lotus range and will occupy the sector vacated by the Lotus Esprit that finished production in 2004. The car will likely be sold as a 2008 or 2009 model. The car will be built at the Lotus headquarters at Hethel in Norfolk U.K. The decision to assemble the new car at Hethel follows an extensive evaluation of a number of manufacturing locations around the world by Group Lotus and its shareholder Proton Holdings Bhd.
Mike Kimberley, Chief Executive for Group Lotus plc says:
“We are very pleased that Hethel has been confirmed by the Board of Directors as the manufacturing location for this vital new car. However the decision to choose Hethel has not been taken lightly and was influenced not only by our past achievements, but also by firm future commitments to improve the efficiencies and flexibilities within our manufacturing facility. We have a lot of work to do between now and the start of production and this will demand much commitment and hard work from us all at Lotus.�
05/18, 11:55 AM
posted by:
Kevin
WELL IT’S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!!
05/18, 12:28 PM
posted by:
Jon
What he said! ^
Jon.
05/18, 12:30 PM
posted by:
dan
I’ll believe it when I see it. Talk about a barely-there company…. the elise is so light it barely exists at all! ::chuckle::
05/18, 12:33 PM
posted by:
Ed
Pleeeeeeeease make it look like an Esprit and not another variation of the Elise. I love the Elise but the Esprit looked as good as, if not better, than all the other exotics on the market when the last one was built, talk about a brilliant shape.
05/18, 4:43 PM
posted by:
RangeRoverBoy
Hey #4.
WORD UP!
I should be able to swing one when it comes out! Gimme my Exotic Wegde. Do all aero underbody… see Enzo for help if needed.
05/18, 5:26 PM
posted by:
Thing2
Please Bring this to the States. Don’t let us down like what happened to the Europa S…
05/18, 7:29 PM
posted by:
pd
Saw a photochop of this the other day in CAR magazine. Looked alot like a Gallardo knock-off,also to have BMW V-8 power from the old M-5.
05/20, 1:39 PM
posted by:
Thing2
hey, a Gallardo that’s half the weight and and a third of the price is fine by me :)). [ the double chin is for how fat i'll get from riding in this all day every day]
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