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

Duggan (koalafan) (koalafan7) (Esprit Team) (Z32 Group) (Lot

Yesssssss finally I LOVE the esprit and I have always wanted them to bring it back it is one of my favorite cars. Also fun fact the designer wanted it to be called the kiwi

05/08/2018 - 15:29 |
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TheMindGarage

I really hope they put the 5-litre N/A V8 used by Lexus and Toyota in this, but turned up to the max. I reckon it could do 8,500 RPM which should be good for 550-600 horsepower or so.

05/08/2018 - 15:50 |
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Yeah that would be cool. Insted of competing with Lamborghini and Ferrari (McLaren would humiliate them) they can give it a 6 speed manual and a N/A V8 and call a drivers car. That way they don’t have any competition. The cayman and Alpine are 4 cylinders, and 570 is turbo and dual clutch.

05/10/2018 - 08:28 |
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Paul Beckman (slowtsx)

It looks like a Hotwheel tbh

05/08/2018 - 17:30 |
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675LT_ftw

I want this one back thank you….

05/08/2018 - 18:55 |
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It looks so

Perfect😍

05/10/2018 - 08:28 |
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Matthew Henderson

please go to the old one Lotus, you blithering idiots…

05/08/2018 - 20:10 |
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Not happening, the old esprit design is 42 years old

05/08/2018 - 21:32 |
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BrainErased

looks like one car from GTAV

05/08/2018 - 20:42 |
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Anonymous

no they should rename it the ESPETIT to appeal to the younger generation

05/08/2018 - 22:08 |
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Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

wtf

Esprit means spirit in French

05/08/2018 - 23:02 |
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Anonymous

Will it still have the V8 paired to a Renault gearbox because its the only one that would fit?

05/08/2018 - 22:50 |
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Panyawat Boonyarit

Takumi Inside

05/09/2018 - 02:06 |
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Anonymous

I still remember the Lotus stand from Paris motor show 2010. They should just go ahead and make those cars.

05/09/2018 - 06:26 |
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