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Lotus Group (also known as Lotus Cars) is a British multinational automotive manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles. Lotus Group is composed of three primary entities. Lotus Cars , a high-performance sports car company, is based in Hethel , Norfolk .
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman CBE (19 May 1928 – 16 December 1982) was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars. [2] Chapman founded Lotus in 1952 and initially ran Lotus in his spare time, assisted by a group of enthusiasts.
Produced under contract for GM in a limited run of less than 500 units. A temporary measure until GM's CAMI plant is ready to start building BrightDrop electric vans. H (Lotus models) N (Speedster & VX220) Lotus Cars: RAF Hethel: United Kingdom: Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220. Opel Lotus Omega A / Vauxhall Lotus Carlton 1990-1992, 950 units
sports car, roadster: 2000 2021 Europa S Emira Elise: 111 roadster 1996 2021 Elan S2 Emira 3-Eleven: 129 speedster: 2015 2018 2-Eleven 2-Eleven: 122 speedster 2007 2011 340R 3-Eleven Europa S: 121 sports car 2006 2010 Esprit Exige 340R: 117 speedster 2000 2000 2-Eleven Elan S2: 100 roadster 1989 1995 Elise Excel: 89 grand tourer 1982 1992 Eclat ...
The Lotus Mark VI is the first production car by Lotus Cars. It was introduced by Colin Chapman in 1952 after previously building multiple trials and road racing cars. The heart of the Mark VI is a semi- space frame chassis. [ 1 ]
After three years at Ford, Hickman moved to Chapman's newly founded company in north London and worked as a production engineer and general manager. He worked on the first car produced by Lotus, the Elite, which was deemed beautifully styled and a superb drive, but proved too complicated to build and too frail to be desirable by the public. [2]
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The Lotus 63 was an experimental Formula One car using four-wheel drive, designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1969 season. Chapman's reasoning behind the car was that the 3 litre engines introduced in 1966 would be better served by building a car that could take full advantage of its power while retaining the Lotus 49's simplicity.