News: Lotus Giving Up Plans

Must make it to production!

During the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Lotus showcased 5 beautiful concepts and even stated a 5 year plan for them. It all seemed plausible. With the right amount of investments, a great team and a bold vision, what can go wrong? Everything. Well, almost.

When I was informed about the plan, I got all excited about it and really hoped for it to happen. The cars looked good, they wanted their own engine for the Esprit, the turnover plan sounded very positive. But it just seemed too good to be true and it is. With a global economy as bad as this, it's just not going to happen.

Now that Dany Bahar is out of Lotus, DRB has decided to stop this plan and instead, revise the plan into a more feasible one. More feasible most likely means that not all 5 concepts will see the light of day. I'm pretty sure Esprit will make it though but not with its own engine. Sigh, I want that engine to be a reality. Seems like it's never gonna happen.