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Lotus Cars is a world famous car manufacturer is based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. The company builds race cars and light weight automobiles. Set up by engineer Colin Chapman, the company built thousands of racing cars as well as road cars and won the Formula One World Championship seven times. In 1982 the founder of the company Chapman died of a massive heart attack. Though General Motors acquired it in 1986 it sold it to A.C.B.N. Holdings of Luxembourg in 1993. This company also owned Bugatti Automobili SpA. Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), a car company from Malaysia purchased a majority share of Lotus. Some famous Lotus models which are still rated as exotic cars are Lotus Carlton, Lotus 121, Lotus 114, Lotus 115 - Lotus 117, Lotus 118, Lotus 111, Lotus Excel, Lotus Eclat, Lotus Elite, Lotus Elan, Lotus Europa, Lotus Esprit and Lotus Elan M100. Pre owned Luxury cars of these models are high on demand in the market. They are treated as used classic cars.
Cartenza : Sell Your Pre owned Lotus Now! Current Lotus models include the Lotus Elise. This car carries many innovative engineering features. This includes a composite body shell and an aluminum extrusion frame. The advent of Elise has spawned a variety of racing cars. These include a classic limited series named 340R. This model has an open-body design. Very recently the Elise, with a Toyota engine, was introduced into the U.S. A version of the Lotus Elise was the Lotus Exige. This enhanced version came with a newly designed body which was so built so as to provide an additional down force. In 2007 the company updated the Exige with a highly modified Exige S. Among the other famous current cars is the Lotus Europa S. This model of the company is a Grand Tourer (GT)-inspired two-seater. Lotus Europa S model has all the makings of a majeatic sports car, with remarkably high levels of cruising and touring capability. Unlike the simple Lotus Elise and Exige models Lotus Europa S provides drivers higher levels of maneuverability. It strictly maintains its performance through light weight, which has been effectively shaped by the use of modern and high-technology materials. The materials include a composite body panels, aluminum chassis, and highly advanced composite energy-absorbing front crash structure. The Lotus 2-Eleven which weighs just 670 kg and has a power of 252 bhp can sprint from 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. It can notch a top speed of 249 km/h. For an additional cost Lotus will help you make the car fully road legal. Presently Lotus Cars is designing a new model of the Esprit. This model is expected to be available in 2009. In all likelihood it is to be powered by a BMW V8 engine. The model Lotus Exige 265E is an experimental Bioethanol car which is also in the anvil.
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