Lotus News

Toyota's reborn MR2: What we know about new all-electric Porsche, Lotus, Maserati and Alpine rival

27 Feb 2022 by Stephen Ottley

Toyota has been teasing a new sports car for years and in December 2021 we got our best look yet at what's likely to be the all-new MR2.It was almost lost in the crowd as Toyota unveiled 17 electric ...Read more

2022 Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series is almost here, so check out some of the oldest new cars currently on sale - 70 Series included

16 May 2021 by Byron Mathioudakis

Right now, new-car sales are booming, buyers have to wait months and even years for specific model or grade choices in some instances, and nobody is really wheeling and dealing like they used to pre- ...Read more

New Lotus Evora 410 2020 on the table for Australia: Porsche 911 rival gains softer variant

30 Jan 2020 by Tung Nguyen

Lotus has revealed its new Evora GT410 overseas, a softer version of the GT410 Sport, with the brand's local division studying its potential for an Australian introduction.CarsGuide understands that ...Read more

Lotus Evija 2020 revealed

17 Jul 2019 by Spencer Leech

Lotus has officially revealed its first fully electric model, the Evija, dubbing the 1470kW hypercar “the most powerful series production road car ever built”. ...Read more

Lotus Type 130 teased ahead of July reveal: will EV "hypercar" push Brit battler into the big leagues?

2 Jun 2019 by Andrew Chesterton

The new Lotus Type 130 will be revealed on July 16, with the Brit brand promising its new EV hypercar will be "the most dynamically accomplished road car in the company's history." ...Read more

The brands you've never heard of defying Australia's new-car sales slump

5 Mar 2019 by Andrew Chesterton

Yes, at a glance it seems Australia's new-car market is a sea of red ink and plummeting sales, with numbers seemingly down across the board. Read more

Lotus partners with Williams on Omega electric hypercar

29 Jan 2019 by Andrew Chesterton

Lotus and Williams Advanced Engineering have joined forces to work on advanced propulsion technologies, with their work expected to lead to a new electric hypercar, codenamed Omega. Read more

Lotus to target Ferrari with $2.5b revival plan

10 Aug 2018 by Andrew Chesterton

Lotus would become a performance-car company to rival Porsche or Ferrari, with the iconic brand's Chinese owners considering a massive revival plan. Read more

The 40 greatest movie cars ever: survey

3 Aug 2018 by Andrew Chesterton

The iconic Aston Martin DB5 piloted by James Bond in 1964's Goldfinger has been declared the greatest movie car of all time, according to a new UK survey. Read more

CarsGuide Podcast, Ep.26

26 Mar 2018 by CarsGuide team

Episode 26 - Lotus SUV, BMW X7, AusGP is awful and, oh, flying cars Read more

One-off Lotus Evora Sport 410 pays tribute to Bond

20 Feb 2017 by Tung Nguyen

Lotus has commemorated the 40th anniversary of its Esprit sportcar's iconic role in 'The Spy Who Loved Me' with a one-off Evora Sport 410 that borrows some of the original's timeless styling cues. Read more

Passenger car sales slide again in August as Toyota cleans up

5 Sep 2016 by Tim Robson

The inevitable march towards a high-riding automotive future continued in August, as buyers continue to turn away from traditional passenger cars in favour of SUVS and utes. Read more

Lotus geared up for Australian revival

20 Jun 2016 by Richard Blackburn

Legendary British brand Lotus is about to make another attempt at a revival in the Australian market, after recently parting ways with vehicle distributor Ateco. Read more

Land Rover Defender isn't the only old-timer on our roads | comment

5 Feb 2016 by Paul Gover

Some cars refuse to die. The original Land Rover is the best example, with the last one just built after 68 years. Read more

New cars coming in 2015 | prestige

9 Jan 2015 by Craig Duff

In a year when the overall car market shrank, all but a handful of prestige brands increased sales. Buyers don't just want a good car; they want others to see they have one, helping everyone from ...Read more

Truck jumps F1 car to set world record | video

24 Nov 2014 by Matthew Hatton

Watch the Lotus F1 team's semi-trailer jump over one of their F1 cars to set a new world record.An oft-quoted factoid in motorsport circles is that a Formula One racer can drive upside down in a ...Read more

2015 Mercedes S-Class Coupe to appear at Motorclassica 2014

23 Oct 2014 by Aiden Taylor

New S-Class Coupe to make Australian debut at Motorclassica, along with appearances from Maserati, Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin and Lotus.Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building will play host to ...Read more

Ateco to carry rival Chinese ute lines

10 Apr 2014 by James Stanford

Ateco Automotive, which also imports Chery and Lotus cars, last week announced it had taken over the Australian distribution of Foton Tunland utes from Queensland-based FAA Automotive.Ateco last year ...Read more

World's largest Bond car collection for sale

21 Feb 2014 by Karla Pincott

There's always a great deal of interest any time one of the cars used in a 007 movie is offered for sale. And you can probably multiply that by 59 times for the collection of Bond vehicles owned by ...Read more

Movie Car Classics

25 Jul 2013 by David Burrell

In 2010, one of the James Bond Aston Martins from “Goldfinger” sold at auction for a jaw dropping 4.7 million dollars. Meanwhile, the Lotus Esprit submarine car driven by Sir Roger Moore in the ...Read more

Lotus News

Toyota's reborn MR2: What we know about new all-electric Porsche, Lotus, Maserati and Alpine rival

2022 Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series is almost here, so check out some of the oldest new cars currently on sale - 70 Series included