Hertz Now Renting Lotus Elise, Exige In Italy
In yet another reason to visit Italy, Hertz announced yesterday a partnership with Lotus Cars to provide the Lotus Elise and Exige for rental. We are British Racing Green with envy.
In yet another reason to visit Italy, Hertz announced yesterday a partnership with Lotus Cars to provide the Lotus Elise and Exige for rental. We are British Racing Green with envy.
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Doesn't everyone want to own a Lotus at some point? Hell yes!
Over the weekend, the developers from Turn 10 released these gorgeously detailed, high-resolution images of their new Forza Motorsport 3 racer, all but confirming the inclusion of the Le Mans famed Circuit De La Sarthe. [Update: one lap video]
When the next-gen Lotus Esprit arrives in 2012, it'll receive some pretty epic power options according to EVO, including the yet-to-be-released 500 HP, high-revving V10 out of the vaporware upcoming Lexus LF-A.
Ferrari is jumping on the Lotus-based ridiculous cars bandwagon alongside Dodge and Tesla. But Instead of electricity, this "Ferrari "Elise is electric blue, features electrical tape racing stripes, and comes with an electrifying stare.
With auto companies across the board seeing slumping sales, Lotus has announced the "Purist Edition" Lotus Elise. For just $43,955 you get everything you need and nothing you don't. Brilliant.
Tex O'Reilly, winner of the award for least Britishly-named man ever, was ticketed for 173MPH in a 50MPH zone while driving his Lotus Elise. One problem? The Lotus Elise tops out at a leisurely 127MPH.
We told you about the 2011 Lotus Evora Convertible back in January, but now the company has confirmed production and added details. Luckily, they're dropping the automatic roof to save weight.
The Need For Speed franchise has helped us lose girlfriends for 15 years, but as it's adjusted from a simulator to an arcade racer that's been less the case. We hear that's about to change.
Talk fuel efficiency and words like "direct injection," "flex-fuel" and "variable compression ratio" are common. But they aren't usually combined with "two-stroke." Unless you're Lotus that is.