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Lotus vehicle research
The Lotus vehicle research desk indexes 1 current EPA model family for model year 2027, totaling 1 certification records across 1 model/option labels. Current Lotus certification data spans Regular fuel type and Rear-Wheel Drive drivetrain, with combined efficiency of 21 MPG/MPGe. The archive extends further back with 3 additional model-year records across 1 Lotus model. 1 dedicated model hub break this down by nameplate, and each family page adds its own 12-answer decision desk covering configuration choice, ownership, maintenance and used buying. Every figure here traces back to its own EPA row or dated manufacturer source, never averaged across the make.
Trim guides
Trims, with primary source trails.
Official market snapshot
Every Lotus EPA family in the dataset.
| Family | Year | Vehicle class | Configurations | Model/option labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emira → | 2027 | Two Seaters | 1 | 1 |
Model research hubs
Every Lotus nameplate, with all of its published model years.
Model-year archive
Every indexed Lotus model year.
3 model-year records across 1 Lotus model.
Other makes
Compare Lotus against other current-market makes.
About the brand
About Lotus.
Lotus Group (also known as Lotus Cars, or simply Lotus) is a British multinational automotive manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles. Lotus Group is composed of three primary entities. Lotus Cars is a high-performance sports car company based in Hethel, Norfolk.
- History
- The company was formed in 1952 as Lotus Engineering Ltd. by Colin Chapman but had earlier origins in 1948 when Chapman built his first trials car in a garage. The four letters in the middle of the logo represent Chapman's full name, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman. When the logo was created, Chapman's original partners, Michael and Nigel Allen, were allegedly told that the letters stood for Colin Chapman and the Allen Brothers.
- Lineup
- Lotus was founded in 1952 by Colin Chapman, whose engineering philosophy — famously summarized as "simplify, then add lightness" — built lightweight, minimalist sports cars aimed at private racers, with early road cars even sold as kits to avoid UK purchase tax. Team Lotus, split from the road-car business in 1954, competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1994 and won the constructors' championship seven times, giving Lotus a motorsport pedigree that shaped every road car that followed, from the original Seven and Elan through the Esprit and the Elise. That lightweight, driver-focused tradition defined Lotus for decades, but the brand has since expanded well beyond it: Lotus is now majority-owned by China's Geely, and its current lineup splits between the Emira, a traditional lightweight mid-engine sports car carrying the old formula forward as the last Lotus with a combustion engine, and a new range of larger, heavier electric vehicles, including the Eletre SUV and Emeya sedan, aimed at a completely different, more mainstream luxury-EV buyer than the brand's historic customer base.
- Electric vehicles
- Lotus unveiled what they consider to be their first production electric hypercar, called the Evija, in July 2019. Production would be limited to 130 units and is scheduled to begin in summer 2020 and is being delivered to customers in early 2023. The car was undergoing development under the codename Type 130.
Source: Lotus Cars (Wikipedia)