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REPORT: Lotus delays new Esprit to go hybrid

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    REPORT: Lotus delays new Esprit to go hybrid

    Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Lotus

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    Nimble as they are, Lotus fans have been looking forward to something with a bit more oomph than the Elise/Exige/Europa series, and the Evora just didn't cut it. With the start of the new year, we thought we had come that much closer to the launch of the highly anticipated new Esprit. But the British sportscar-maker has moved the goalposts back, with new reports indicating that the re-Esprit may debut in 2011 instead of next year as originally planned.

    The reason for the delay, according to emerging reports, is that Lotus is working to integrate some sort of mild hybrid system into its reborn GT. The system could be borrowed, along with its core powerplant, from BMW. A Lotus chassis with German power and regenerative braking may just be worth the wait.

    [Source: Autoblog Spanish via ABG]REPORT: Lotus delays new Esprit to go hybrid originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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