But its place in history is secure: It proved that a rear-engine car could be competitive in Indy racing. The Lotus 29 used a Ford 4.2-liter V8. Ford took ownership of the 29/1 in 1964.

British carmaker Lotus expanded the Emira range with the launch of the new, 2026 Emira SE and a new entry-level model, the ...

One example of this is British sports carmaker Lotus, which turned to Toyota engines in the mid-2000s to harness their renowned reliability. Prior to that, Lotus relied on Rover engines for some ...

That's because at 2500 rpm the new engine makes as much torque as ... to achieve fuel economy near the EPA 23/29 city/highway ratings. Lotus predicts the 2100-pound Exige S (a claimed 62-pound ...

Now, for 2025, Lotus has decided to give the range of its sports car a refresh and has ditched the First Edition trims and moved to a more conventional, Turbo, Turbo SE and V6. The Emira Turbo ...

If you've been wondering why only the Lotus Emira Turbo received the 'SE' treatment while the Emira V6 did not, well, that's ...

When Lotus added a V8 engine to its Giugiaro-designed Esprit sports car in 1996, the company acknowledged that the exotic sports car game had changed. Lotus could no longer compete having only ...

The problem for a luxury manufacturer is that once the battery is depleted the four-cylinder engine is sweating hard to power a generator to keep the electric motor fed. Lotus’s solution is the ...

It’s a sad truth that a lot of people simply don’t want to drive stick. Lots of gearheads are either in denial about this, or, more frequently, full of gatekeeper’s rage at the idea you can ...