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NHTSA launches investigation on Lotus Elise

This feels almost romantic, after quite a few years of unfaithful and boring reliability records, the British car maker once again falls under investigation for quite a serious problem. I'm talking about Lotus and their beloved Elise. Pending a few complaints from customers about specific oil leaks, the chaps at NHTSA decided to investigate the famous roadster. As a car...

North American 2011 Lotus Elise
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North American Lotus Elise and Exige soon to be killed off

Despite the immense racing history and heritage the British Lotus brand is associated with they have to concede that their operation is still a small one. As part of this sort of financial and technical affair, their current model lineup isn't exactly as long as Moby Dick and even so they are struggling. Proof of this becomes immediately apparent when...

2011 Hennessey Venom GT
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Hennessey Venom GT finally debuts

After missing the SEMA show due to a few customs delays Hennessey finally had a chance to parade their latest creation, the Venom GT. The debut was taken care of at one of the least known motor show events in the United States. I'm speaking of Coffee and Cars, which, apparently, is held in Irvine, California. For those of you...

Abarth SS Concept
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Fiat’s Abarth brand to build their own sports car

Abarth is the well known in house tuner from the Italian company Fiat. While it never had the same sound as AMG, Nismo or M division they have made themselves renown in their own style. Older creations involve some of the craziest choices of sportiness over practicality the automotive world has ever seen. Thinking back to the days of the...

Lotus Evora Engine
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Lotus trying to power the Exige by a V6

According to a hand of spy-photographers Lotus is working on upgraded versions of the Elise and Exige sports cars and judging by the exhaust note, these upgraded versions may have V6 engines. The spies say that the sound of the engine in these under works Lotus cars bares a close resemblance to the sound made by the British company's latest...

Lotus Europa
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Lotus is killing off the Europa

The Lotus Europa has been marketed as a bigger softer Elise but it never really picked up sales. Maybe perhaps because people who want a Lotus aren't big fans of practicality. And then the Norfolk based company launched the Evora which is a truly practical car the Europa pretty much bombed when it came to sales. To this respect Lotus...