Tag archive: Lotus

Lotus stole the Paris Motor Show today with a handful of explosive reveals that not only had the legendary company unveil a new Elan, a new Elise, and a new concept Sedan, but most importantly, a brand new Lotus Esprit. Not much else is known other than it will be making its comeback with a charge-cooled V8 and plenty of horsepower. You better believe Colin Chapman has a big grin on his face right about now. Link

The patron saint of weekend racers everywhere just took a step up in the world with a few extra cylinders under the hood – and a whole extra digit tacked onto its price tags. On Monday, Lotus announced the Elite, a V8-powered supercar that will rocket the British manufacturer of pint-sized racers into competition with the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin. Unlike the current lineup of ultralight, low-slung coupes powered by four-… Read More

We took a trip out to Lotus of Portland to get a first hand glimpse of the new Lotus Evora. The Evora offers more space and versatility with its 2 + 2 adjustable seating and 5.7 cubic foot trunk. Don’t let the extra space fool you though as this is still a high performance sports car. The Evora features a 3.5 liter DOHC V6 dual VVT-I engine and delivers 276 hp, 258 lbs.ft of torque, and can do 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds.

Does your company use Lotus Notes for e-mail? If so, your people might be very happy to learn about the new application IBM has released that allows iPhone users to access Notes mail through the Safari mobile browser. Available as a free download from IBM, it will need administrators to install IBM Lotus Domino Web Access 8.0.2 first. Given that support for Microsoft Exchange is popular on the iPhone 3G, according to ZDNet, this… Read More

Bringing some high-concept fashion to the recent boom in high-dollar smartphones, LG on Wednesday revealed the Lotus, a flowery, eye-catching clamshell phone destined for Sprint. Like the simultaneously debuting BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8820, the Lotus packs a QWERTY keyboard into a folding design, but also manages to do it with some of LG’s signature design sensibility. Eschewing the usual rectangular profile of clamshell… Read More