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Saturday, September 4, 2010

2015 Lotus Eterne

Of the five sports cars that Lotus displayed at the Paris Motor Show, the Eterne represents the biggest departure.





Setting aside collaborative projects such as the Lotus Carlton / Omega from the early 1990s, it’ll be the first four-door saloon that Lotus has produced. Nevertheless, the firm is convinced that there’s a market for it.



It’s also saying the Eterne is ‘… not an evolution of an existing two-door model, it's a deliberate and considered stand-alone creation’, although it looks suspiciously like a four-door version of the 2014 Lotus Elite. Both cars certainly use the same engine, a 5.0 litre V8 that will first appear in the 2013 Esprit.







At an estimated £120,000, the Eterne will undercut competitors such as the Aston Martin Rapide, but it will cost more than cars such as the Porsche Panamera and Maserati Quattroporte.


















2015 Lotus Eterne Concept Specification
Layout 4 seats, front-engined
Engine Petrol, 5.0 litre V8
Hybrid technology Optional, incl. KERS
Power 611 bhp / 456 kW / 620 PS
Torque 720 Nm
0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) 4.0 seconds
Top speed 195 mph (315 km/h)
Weight 1,800 kg
Transmission Full hybrid
Drive Rear-wheel drive, optional all-wheel drive
Production starts Early 2015
On sale Spring 2015
Price Around £120,000


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Five new Lotus sports cars

2013 Lotus Esprit

2013 Lotus Elan

2014 Lotus Elite

2015 Lotus Elise