Lotus Is Cooking Up A New Esprit For 2020

The Norfolk-based sports car outfit has its sights set on the McLaren 570S, as it prepares a successor to the legendary Esprit
Lotus Is Cooking Up A New Esprit For 2020

Hold off on the DJ Khaled memes, as we have a Lotus story to bring you today that doesn’t involve yet another tweaked Elise/Exige/Evora. Nor are we talking about Hethel’s incoming - and arguably inevitable - SUV.

Nope, this time we’re looking at an actual new Lotus of a much more palatable kind for us petrolheads - a supercar. Speaking to Autocar, CEO Jean-Marc Gales revealed that Lotus has two new sports cars are on the way, and one - expected to arrive in 2020 - will be positioned above the Evora. In other words, it’ll be a successor to the Esprit.

Will Lotus resurrect the famous name? We can’t be sure at this stage, but we certainly hope so. The brand announced its intentions to create a new Esprit in 2010, previewed by a concept (below) cooked up as part of the now-infamous ‘five cars’ plan which never came to fruition. On this occasion though, it’s all looking a lot more promising.

Lotus Is Cooking Up A New Esprit For 2020

Lotus is now owned by Chinese automotive giant Geely, which will be investing heavily in its new property over the next few years. As a result, the company will be in a position to make a car that can “take the Evora a step further” while sticking to the core “lightweight, aerodynamic and handling” attributes people expect from a Lotus sports car.

As for the other sports car, very little is known about that at this stage, although a new Elise seems a likely candidate. Both it, the Esprit successor and the SUV are all expected to borrow technology from Geely-owned Volvo.

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Comments

Anonymous

Hot Wheels, is that you?

05/08/2018 - 14:15 |
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Anonymous

I remember Lotus revealing a concept of this in 2010. I hope the production model looks similar to that stunning thing.

05/08/2018 - 14:16 |
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Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It was a great looking concept, to be fair. The problem was the plan was crackers…

05/08/2018 - 14:18 |
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Freddie Skeates

Hope they continue from where the old concept left off. When Bahar was ousted the Esprit was actually close to being ready for production; they had a pre-production car going around Hethel

05/08/2018 - 14:23 |
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Anonymous

Finally some actual new, new stuff from lotus. Welp I’m prepared for the esprit to last for a decade with 100 different “new” models

05/08/2018 - 14:28 |
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Andrew 28

The 2010 Concept hs similar lines as a Huracan

05/08/2018 - 14:28 |
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You mean the Huracan has similar lines to the 2010 Esprit concept

05/08/2018 - 15:26 |
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Anonymous

And Brace urself for doug’s quirks and features

05/08/2018 - 14:29 |
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Anonymous

Please look like this……. Please look like this……

05/08/2018 - 14:36 |
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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Lambo front, Mclaren rear

05/08/2018 - 15:07 |
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DriftMaster2.0

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Lotus: And here is the brand new ESPRIT
fans: PASS

05/08/2018 - 16:55 |
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UnknownCat13

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Now we know where Tesla got the roadster styling from

05/08/2018 - 17:28 |
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Ian MacDonald

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

front reminds me of this

05/08/2018 - 17:43 |
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Wogmidget

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Please have a V8, please have a V8!

05/09/2018 - 01:37 |
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Anonymous

2020: The new Lotus Esprit
2 months later there is a Track version. 4 month later there is a 1000hp special edition. 1 month later there will be a special edition of the special edition of the special edition…………. you get the Point

05/08/2018 - 15:01 |
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€urodriver (Quattrosquad) (Group F50)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Pagani style 👌

05/08/2018 - 21:27 |
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Anonymous

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Months later: fastest car in the world edition

05/08/2018 - 21:29 |
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Gabriel 7

Nice!!
Can’t wait for it

05/08/2018 - 15:20 |
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Andrew 28

Basically saying they are similar

05/08/2018 - 15:27 |
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