Lotus Evora (Spy)

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World exclusive pictures in this week's mag prove Lotus is working on a new GT - and it's set to take on the Noble M12. The mag's spies caught the stunning newcomer testing near the company's headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk

Bosses at Lotus say the car is currently a prototype, but is being seriously considered for a showroom debut. Our sources have hinted that the green light for production is merely a formality, and that the machine could easily be on sale in the UK as soon as 2006.

The manufacturer has already taken on an extra 100 employees recently, chiefly to satisfy increased demand for the Elise both at home and abroad - but it's likely that an all-new model could mean even more jobs being created. The car, which could see the famous Excel or Elite names making a comeback, will slot into the Lotus range above the Elise, and is tipped to weigh in at around the £40,000 mark.

A 2+2 version of the newcomer is also being considered, with a larger cabin allowing for two occasional seats in the rear. If this machine gets the go-ahead, it will be the first four-seater Lotus has produced since the 1984 Excel.

A source told us: "There's a huge amount of excitement surrounding the project. Officially, the machine is a concept in development.

"This is not a replacement for the Elise, but a car that offers touring capability and will be positioned above it in the market." The model will feature a sporty new chassis, using the same bonded aluminium structure as the Elise, and will come with a mid-mounted engine.

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...officially the project remains “under consideration,” but this trimmed-out mule is eerily identical to a design published in U.K. Patent Office journals last fall.

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The car’s aluminum chassis, dubbed the Versatile Vehicle Architecture, also underpins the larger Esprit. The design is so flexible that front- and mid-engine models can be built off the same chassis.

Aimed at Porsche’s new Boxster coupe, this model is conceived as a more comfortable touring GT. Though likely to arrive as a Lotus, it could also be sold through Proton dealers, the Malaysian carmaker that owns Lotus.

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da autoscoops

[Autodelta85]

capolavoro!bellissima!nonostante lo scotch ha una liena laterale paurosa!

[josef]

quoto è veramente un CAPOLAVORO!!!!!

[ACS]

motori??? peso???

Dovremmo dargli un bel motore ALFA....

[Autodelta85]

c,q se questa sarà una 2+2 vuol dire che la Elise resisterà ancora x molto,fortunatamente

[stirling]

niente di nuovo nella linea IMHO, dall'ultima foto sembra una Noble, dalle precedenti un ibrido fra una Noble e una Opel Speedster...

[carrera4]

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da dazeroacento

veramente quest'ultima parte è il copia incolla del msg che ho messo su autoscoops.nl...

[fm03]

avrei preferito un design un po' più morbido

[j]

veramente quest'ultima parte è il copia incolla del msg che ho messo su autoscoops.nl...

[J-Gian]

c,q se questa sarà una 2+2 vuol dire che la Elise resisterà ancora x molto,fortunatamente

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