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Lotus Cortina

It maybe from the same early sixties period as the Galaxie, but the little Cortina couldn’t be more different. Tom Chilton prefers it too.

by: EVO team

4 Aug 2009

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Lotus Type 56B: the anatomy of a turbine-powered F1 car

Swapping Cosworth DFV for Pratt & Whitney, the turbine-powered Lotus Type 56B is one of the most radical F1 cars of all time

5 Jan 2025

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News

Lotus to bring back petrol power from 2026 with ‘Hyper Hybrid’ tech

The new ‘Hyper Hybrid’ system will see a petrol motor of some description grafted into Lotus electric cars, serving in a motor generator unit capacity

28 Nov 2024

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Opinion

'Lotus is arguably the most evo automotive marque there's ever been'

From a fan's perspective, the future of Lotus is uncertain. Can there be light at the end of the tunnel for this champion of lightweight sports cars?

23 Sep 2024

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Lotus Theory 1 concept is a three-seat, 986bhp hypercar

With Veyron power, a carbon tub and EV underpinnings, the Lotus Theory 1 is more junior Evija than Emira successor

17 Sep 2024

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The 991-generation GT3 brought massive changes for the GT3 bloodline as a whole, for better and worse

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