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Discussion in the Australian Lotus Esprit forums.
New Esprit gets green light
Lotus has finally given the green light to a replacement for the Esprit, a model that will have an essential role in boosting the Hethel firm’s brand image.
Key elements to the Lotus strategy have emerged weeks before new CEO Danny Bahr is due to reveal his seven-year plan for the company.
A Lotus source said the new supercar (known as Esprit internally, but it could get a different name) would be an “essential brand image builder” and a “high-status purchase”.
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Posted in 2011, AutoCar, Autocar.co.uk, Concept Car, Esprit, Esprit Successor, New Model, Vehicle Rumours, lotus
Discussion in the Australian Ferrari forums.
Ferrari is considering using turbocharging in future engines, but it needs to improve the forced induction technology before it will make its cars available with the set-up.
Ferrari engine developer Jean-Jacques His said the biggest problem the firm faced was lag.
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