LOTUS are developing a new V8 engine for the new generation Esprit models. They even deliberately attract funds from other projects so that the new supercar is a world-class capabilities. Lotus is also reportedly developing a new 4-cylinder engine.
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The new V8 engine is rumored to be able to break the 562 hp through a cylindrical volume of 4.8 liters Esprit supercar that will move from the position at the center of the vehicle. This exotic vehicles would start reaching the market around the spring of 2013.
Once in charge of running Esprit, turn this machine on the front grafted Lotus Elite car grand-Tourer will be marketed around the end of the year following the same.
For 4-cylinder engine will probably have a radical design has a V4 configuration, although it is more likely to design a conventional four cylinder in line. This machine carries the 2.4-liter cylinder volume and will be used first in a new generation of Lotus Elise in 2015.
Lotus is stimulated to build their own machine after getting feedback from potential buyers who want something from the typical supercar and authentic. Previously, Lotus plans to utilize the unit capacity of 5.0-liter V8 engine from Toyota that is currently the supplier of engines to Lotus.
The new engine will be relatively smaller with a length of only 61 cm weighs about 170 kg. If used on the Esprit, the machine will help form part of the overall vehicle structure. Maximum power will be around 9,000 rpm and the engine unit is estimated to be completed in August this year.
Other news also said that Lotus remains committed to launch the production version of the minicar concepts and Ethos Elan sports car whose presence delayed until 2017. Lotus also has opened a testing circuit along the 3.7 km near their headquarters in Hethel, England that also can be used as a racecourse. LATEST CAR NEWS
