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Manual Gearbox to Survive in These Vehicles for 2026

If you're looking to get your hands on a new vehicle without an automatic transmission, we recommend you act sooner rather than later. There are only 24 options remaining for the 2026 model year, and they're mostly sports cars aimed at serious driving enthusiasts. Unsurprisingly, that number is down from …October 20, 2025

2025 Lotus Emira: When Passion Prevails

The evolution of sports cars from British manufacturer Lotus has led us to the Emira , unveiled four years ago (but launched in Canada in 2023) as an exclamation point on the combustion era. However, the small mid-engined coupe that replaced the Evora will play a bigger role than expected …July 25, 2025

Manual Gearbox to Survive in These Vehicles for 2025

The number of makes and models offering manual transmissions keeps shrinking due to poor sales, new emission regulations, incompatibilities with various driver assistance features and the increasing array of electric and hybrid vehicles, among other things. The 2025 model year will see the Jeep Gladiator, Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf …November 16, 2024

Manual Gearbox to Survive in These Vehicles for 2024

October 13, 2023

2012 Lotus Evora S: It won’t change you, except...

Lotus, the little English manufacturer steeped in history, is barely surviving in this era where huge corporations reign supreme. For various reasons, it had to stop producing the Elise and Exige, fun little two-seaters that handle more like go-karts than GTs. To target a different clientele that is just as …June 30, 2011

2010 Lotus Evora: Big game hunter

The Lotus name is legendary in Formula One, as much for the 79 victories and seven titles as for the team’s bold and often controversial innovations. Its return to F1 this year, with cars in colours that are reminiscent of its past successes, has been a happy one – even …September 8, 2010

2009 Lotus Elise: Radical and expensive...

But oh so much fun! In fact, there are very few cars at any price that can offer as powerful a ride and that’s the main reason for buying an Elise. You can forget about luxury or comfort. Z4, Boxster or Nissan Z buyers, basically you’re in the wrong place. September 10, 2009

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Lotus Emira to Add Plug-in Hybrid System in 2027

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The Lotus Emira is one of the sexiest and most fun sports cars on the market, although fuel economy could be better. The company also needs to do something about the Euro 7 emissions regulation set to come into effect in late November of next year. As reported by several …September 2, 2025

Lotus Theory 1 is a Stunning Three-Seater Concept With Unreal Tech

Lotus seldom makes headlines, but today is an exception with a stunning electric sports car concept that debuts a new design philosophy, the “The Lotus Theory,” and embodies “the future of intelligent performance vehicles” from the British manufacturer. Called Theory 1 and designed as a three-seater with the driver sitting …September 17, 2024

2025 Lotus Emeya is an All-Electric Four-Door Hyper GT

Following the debut of the boldly styled Eletre SUV last year, we learned that Lotus was working on an electric four-door sedan to take on the likes of the Porsche Taycan . Codenamed Type 133, the car made its global debut today and will be called Emeya—a name that was …September 8, 2023

All-Electric Eletre Debuts as Lotus’ First-Ever SUV

You can now scratch Lotus off the short list of car companies that have yet to introduce an SUV. The British automaker known for its super-lightweight and extremely dynamic sports cars has just revealed its first SUV. It’s called Eletre. Set the join the Evija electric hypercar and Emira sports …March 29, 2022

Gorgeous Lotus Emira Unveiled as Final Gas-powered Lotus

The final chapter in the history of conventionally powered Lotus sports cars began on Tuesday with the unveiling of the all-new Emira, a mid-engined coupe and heir to the Elise, Exige and Evora . “The Emira is a game-changer for Lotus,” said Matt Windle, Managing Director. It is the most …July 6, 2021

All-new Lotus Sports Car to be Unveiled in 2021

It’s not every day that Lotus makes headlines. In fact, the last time we wrote about the British sports car brand was in the summer of 2019 following the debut of a first new Lotus model since 2008, the Evija electric supercar. But today, Lotus confirmed that the Evora ’s …January 25, 2021

All-new Lotus Evija Unveiled with Nearly 2,000 Hp

The highly anticipated Lotus Evija, formerly referred to as Type 130, made its global debut today in London as the first hypercar from Lotus and the company’s first model with an electrified powertrain. The performance numbers are unreal, so let’s throw them out there first. With a target output of …July 16, 2019

Lotus Going Electric with First All-New Production Car Since 2008

Lotus cars seldom make headlines, but this latest news is a very big one: the brand has confirmed the upcoming launch of its first all-new production car since 2008. A teaser for the Type 130 hypercar, including the picture above and the short video below, was revealed at Auto Shanghai …April 19, 2019

Canadian Premiere: Lotus Evora 400 Trades Comfort for Raw Performance

Just like the Swedish brand Volvo, the English brand Lotus now belongs to China’s Geely. And if Geely does the same thing with Lotus as it did with Volvo, its future will be very bright. Lotus’ fate hinges on the Evora 400, which is new to Canada. Equipped with a …January 12, 2018

Geely Acquires a Controlling Interest in Lotus

After purchasing Swedish manufacturer Volvo in 2010, the Chinese company Geely Holding is about to grab a 51% stake in Lotus . The famous English brand, founded in 1952 by Colin Chapman, made its mark in motorsports, notably in the Formula One championship. It also produced well-known cars such as …May 25, 2017

Lotus Evora Sport 410 : Lighter Than Ever!

Like clockwork, Lotus periodically churns out lighter and faster cars. Both the Elise and its larger sibling, the Evora, receive better materials and lighter components on a regular basis to turn them into unique special editions. They sometimes tout their increased power, but more often than not, Lotus focuses on …April 29, 2016

Lotus Exige 350 Sport: Lighter, Faster... And More Desirable Than Ever

The Lotus Elise is one of the oldest models on the market: it has been launched in 2001, and shows no sign of being phased out. Like good wine, the Elise gets better with age. While the car's base hasn’t changed much, it received numerous upgrades to keep it relevant …December 11, 2015

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1996-2011 Lotus Elise S: More Power Is No Bad Thing

Does messing with the Lotus Elise's balance of low power, low weight and fine handling do it any favours? Having driven the supercharged Elise S, we'd say no...

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