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Best new cars coming in 2024
There are some big new models from the likes of BMW, Citroen, Dacia, Ford, MINI, Skoda and more on the way in 2024
23 Jul 2024
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024: new cars and highlights![Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024 - MG sculpture](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--mo13h7-n--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1720711638/autoexpress/2024/07/Goodwood%202024%20Festival%20of%20Speed%20statue.jpg)
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024: new cars and highlights
2024’s Goodwood Festival of Speed was a celebration of over 130 years of engine tech, but it also looked well into the future
17 Jul 2024
New electric cars coming soon: the fresh EVs of 2024 and beyond![Future electric cars - header image](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--GZG2Poof--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1720093397/autoexpress/2024/07/Future%20electric%20cars%20-%20header%20image.jpg)
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New electric cars coming soon: the fresh EVs of 2024 and beyond
The EV explosion has brought a huge range of choice to the market already but it’s only going to get bigger in the coming months
4 Jul 2024
New Lotus Emeya 2024 review: has the Porsche Taycan met its match?![Lotus Emeya - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--w5iPWdcw--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1719830027/autoexpress/2024/06/Lotus%20Emeya%202024%20-11.jpg)
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New Lotus Emeya 2024 review: has the Porsche Taycan met its match?
The new Lotus Emeya is a great electric car that’s packed with quality and tech
2 Jul 2024
Fastest SUVs in the world 2024![Fastest SUVs - header image](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--qdsXANbS--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1719505079/autoexpress/2024/06/Fastest%20SUVs%20header.jpg)
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Fastest SUVs in the world 2024
We run down the list of the fastest SUVs you can buy right now
27 Jun 2024
Best sports cars to buy 2024![Best sports cars - header image](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--JDdeurBG--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1719306790/autoexpress/2024/06/Best%20sports%20cars%20header.jpg)
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Best sports cars to buy 2024
Fun and thrills by the bucketload! These are the best sports cars for your money
25 Jun 2024
Car Deal of the Day: 893bhp Lotus Eletre R super SUV for just £634 per month![Lotus Eletre - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--fC3GH9lB--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1688725961/autoexpress/2023/07/Lotus%20Eletre%202023-5.jpg)
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Car Deal of the Day: 893bhp Lotus Eletre R super SUV for just £634 per month
Our Car Deal of the Day for 18 June proves you can get hypercar power for family car money
18 Jun 2024
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10 surprising things made by car companies, that aren't cars![Things made by car manufacturers - header](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--BSViA9ng--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1714569195/autoexpress/2024/04/Things%20made%20by%20car%20manufacturers%20-%20header_xq9oxm.jpg)
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10 surprising things made by car companies, that aren't cars
The world’s biggest auto manufacturers have many strings to their bows...
6 May 2024
New Lotus Evija X revealed: 2,011bhp track monster meets the Nurburgring![Lotus Evija X - front cornering](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--Ge2Xc4Em--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1714060619/autoexpress/2024/04/Lotus%20Evija%20X.jpg)
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New Lotus Evija X revealed: 2,011bhp track monster meets the Nurburgring
The Evija X has set the third-fastest time ever around the Nurburgring
25 Apr 2024
Car Deal of the Day: breathtaking Lotus Emira V6 for £45k and an I.O.U.![Lotus Emira - driving](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--wzWsWEQa--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1682420074/autoexpress/2023/04/Lotus%20Emira%20UK%20011_qbe58j.jpg)
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Car Deal of the Day: breathtaking Lotus Emira V6 for £45k and an I.O.U.
Our Deal of the Day for 15 March is a half-now, half-later plan for the last-ever petrol-powered Lotus sports car
15 Mar 2024
New Lotus Emeya gets 379-mile range and up to 905bhp to battle the Porsche Taycan ![Lotus Emeya - front 3/4 static](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--KJ-YYZ_H--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1709815211/autoexpress/2024/03/Lotus%20Emeya.jpg)
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New Lotus Emeya gets 379-mile range and up to 905bhp to battle the Porsche Taycan
The “ultimate all-electric grand tourer” from Lotus starts from £94,950, rising to £129,950 for flagship Emeya R
7 Mar 2024
Lotus Type 134 electric SUV to undercut Porsche Macan![Lotus Type-134 SUV silhouette teaser](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--Li4MDWXg--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1700243329/autoexpress/2023/11/Lotus%20Type-134%20electric%20SUV%20teaser.jpg)
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Lotus Type 134 electric SUV to undercut Porsche Macan
The as-yet-unnamed Lotus mid-size SUV will be priced from around £55,000 when it goes on sale in 2026
30 Jan 2024
Lotus ‘Type 135’ is a £75,000 electric sports car due in 2025![Lotus Type 135 Teaser - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--Pv6V2tF7--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1700749563/autoexpress/2023/11/Lotus%20Type%20135-2.jpg)
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Lotus ‘Type 135’ is a £75,000 electric sports car due in 2025
Zero-emissions Lotus Emira replacement will be built in the UK on a bespoke sports car architecture
30 Jan 2024
Future classics 2024: car investments that could make you money![Best future classics - header image](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--FSVRWLQV--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1686066560/autoexpress/2023/06/Future%20classics%202023%20header.jpg)
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Future classics 2024: car investments that could make you money
Identifying future classic cars is a tricky but potentially lucrative business, here are our future classic recommendations
3 Jan 2024
Lotus to take-on Tesla Superchargers with its own ultra-rapid EV charging network![Lotus Flash Chargers - full range of chargers and battery storage systems](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--IsGwwIVk--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1701171835/autoexpress/2023/11/Lotus%20Flash%20Charge%2001.jpg)
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Lotus to take-on Tesla Superchargers with its own ultra-rapid EV charging network
The British sports car maker will start rolling out 450kW rapid chargers in Europe next summer
1 Dec 2023
Geely and NIO agreement could see battery swapping tech on Volvo, Polestar and Lotus cars![Volvo EX30 - front action](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--7HP9qHuu--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1698998501/autoexpress/2023/11/Volvo%20EX30%202023-5.jpg)
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Geely and NIO agreement could see battery swapping tech on Volvo, Polestar and Lotus cars
The Chinese giant behind Volvo, Polestar and Lotus will join forces with NIO on battery tech
30 Nov 2023
New Lotus Type 66: limited edition retro race car debuts at Monterey Car Week![Lotus Type 66 Monterey Car Week](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--clKEfETJ--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1692465914/autoexpress/2023/08/New%20Lotus%20Type%2066%20Monterey%20Car%20week-3.jpg)
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New Lotus Type 66: limited edition retro race car debuts at Monterey Car Week
The Type 66 references Lotus’ plan to enter the Can-Am race series in 1970 that was never realised
19 Aug 2023
New Lotus Emira i4 2023 review![Lotus Emira i4 - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--HQLjXdJ7--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1691407527/autoexpress/2023/08/Lotus%20Emira%20i4%202023-4.jpg)
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New Lotus Emira i4 2023 review
We get behind the wheel of the last combustion Lotus ever. Is the new 4-cylinder Emira a worthy send-off?
7 Aug 2023
New Lotus Emira: Mercedes-AMG four-cylinder version to debut at Goodwood![Lotus Emira - Shadow Grey](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--A3-nItfM--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1688980364/autoexpress/2023/07/Lotus%20Emira%202.0%20Shadow%20Grey_hgz80f.jpg)
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New Lotus Emira: Mercedes-AMG four-cylinder version to debut at Goodwood
The Emira range will double in size with the arrival of a turbocharged variant courtesy of Mercedes-AMG
10 Jul 2023
New Lotus Eletre 2023 review![Lotus Eletre - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--fC3GH9lB--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1688725961/autoexpress/2023/07/Lotus%20Eletre%202023-5.jpg)
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New Lotus Eletre 2023 review
The new Lotus Eletre electric SUV heralds a new era for the British sports car maker
10 Jul 2023
New Lotus Evija X spotted on the Nurburgring![Lotus Evija X on Nurburgring - front action](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--QoXuFxIh--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1686759895/autoexpress/2023/06/Lotus%20Evija%20X%20Nurburgring.jpg)
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New Lotus Evija X spotted on the Nurburgring
EV hypercar could be the new lap record holder at the ‘ring.
14 Jun 2023
Lotus Emira review![Lotus Emira - front tracking](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--4eBInCTG--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1682420074/autoexpress/2023/04/Lotus%20Emira%20UK%20013_ay9rdw.jpg)
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Lotus Emira review
The new Emira isn’t a game-changer, but it’s attractive, good to drive, and better-built than any Lotus before it
25 Apr 2023
New 2023 Lotus Eletre all-electric SUV priced from £89,500![Lotus Eletre - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--uZKVr13E--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1648565000/autoexpress/2022/03/Lotus%20Eletre%20SUV%202022-8.jpg)
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New 2023 Lotus Eletre all-electric SUV priced from £89,500
Three versions of the Lotus Eletre will be available at launch, headed by a scorchingly fast R model with 893bhp
25 Oct 2022
Electric Lotus Esprit restomod under consideration by Hethel’s new bespoke division![Lotus Esprit - cornering](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--x86oZnaM--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1656082743/autoexpress/2022/06/Lotus%20Esprit.jpg)
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Electric Lotus Esprit restomod under consideration by Hethel’s new bespoke division
Simon Lane, boss of Lotus Advanced Performance, has given some indication of what’s on the horizon for the newly launched division
24 Jun 2022
New Lotus Emira V6 First Edition review![Lotus Emira - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--S170-vXs--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1654593857/autoexpress/2022/06/Lotus%20Emira%202022-14.jpg)
![Lotus Emira - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--S170-vXs--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1654593857/autoexpress/2022/06/Lotus%20Emira%202022-14.jpg)
New Lotus Emira V6 First Edition review
We hit road and track in the new Lotus Emira - the model that redefines the brand as a sports car maker
7 Jun 2022
‘I’m sure Colin Chapman would be very proud of the Lotus Eletre’![Opinion - Lotus Eletre](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--9MlJhWrJ--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1648636602/autoexpress/2022/03/Opinion%20-%20Lotus%20Eletre.jpg)
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‘I’m sure Colin Chapman would be very proud of the Lotus Eletre’
Although the new Eletre does have a big battery sitting underneath, editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks it’s still very much in the spirit of Lotus
30 Mar 2022
New Lotus Tech Creative Centre design studio to open in Warwickshire![Lotus design team](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--Wt_bThax--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1641921906/autoexpress/2022/01/Lotus%20design%20HQ-2.jpg)
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New Lotus Tech Creative Centre design studio to open in Warwickshire
New Lotus Type 132 and 134 SUVs and Type 133 four-door will be designed at new UK studio
12 Jan 2022
New Lotus Type 132 SUV teased ahead of 2022 launch![Lotus Type 132](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--p_FuDFIr--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1636380081/autoexpress/2021/11/Lotus%20Type%20132%20teaser.jpg)
![Lotus Type 132](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--p_FuDFIr--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1636380081/autoexpress/2021/11/Lotus%20Type%20132%20teaser.jpg)
New Lotus Type 132 SUV teased ahead of 2022 launch
The Lotus Type 132 will be the first ever SUV from the Norfolk firm – the fastest version of which will have a 0-62mph time of around three seconds
8 Nov 2021
Lotus reveals LEVA lightweight electric sports car architecture![Lotus teaser](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--SxUv0lfR--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1632212506/autoexpress/2021/09/Lotus%20LEVA%20platform.jpg)
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Lotus reveals LEVA lightweight electric sports car architecture
The new LEVA architecture will form the basis of three new Lotus electric sports cars – the most powerful of which will have up to 870bhp
21 Sep 2021
Lotus confirms four new electric cars including two SUVs by 2026 ![Lotus EV news - teaser](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--4W2IxCBi--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1630402931/autoexpress/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-31-at-10.40.12.jpg)
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Lotus confirms four new electric cars including two SUVs by 2026
The new ‘lifestyle’ Lotus models will be built in China, but the UK will remain the home of the brand’s sports cars
31 Aug 2021
New Lotus Emira driven: first review by Jenson Button![Lotus Emira - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--pWOPz_Oo--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1626271782/autoexpress/2021/07/Lotus%20Emira%20with%20Jenson%20Button-7.jpg)
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New Lotus Emira driven: first review by Jenson Button
2009 Formula One world champion Jenson Button gives us his verdict on the new Lotus Emira
14 Jul 2021
Best 60s cars: the 30 greatest cars of the 1960s![Best cars of the 60s - header](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--JlJiA4Ju--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1624269089/autoexpress/2021/06/Best%20of%2060s%20-%20header.jpg)
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Best 60s cars: the 30 greatest cars of the 1960s
The swinging sixties brought a vast array of unforgettable cars that would establish the path of the industry for decades to come. We pick our top 30 …
21 Jun 2021
'We’ve finally seen evidence that Lotus really does have an exciting future'![Lotus opinion](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--o45dsYnQ--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1619627255/autoexpress/2021/04/Lotus%20opinion.jpg)
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'We’ve finally seen evidence that Lotus really does have an exciting future'
John McIlroy is looking forward to seeing Lotus branch out into more family-orientated cars
28 Apr 2021
Electric Lotus Evija looks to Type 49 racer for soundtrack![Lotus Evija](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--lBV4xJrc--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1615391840/autoexpress/2021/03/Lotus%20Evija%20sound.jpg)
![Lotus Evija](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--lBV4xJrc--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1615391840/autoexpress/2021/03/Lotus%20Evija%20sound.jpg)
Electric Lotus Evija looks to Type 49 racer for soundtrack
The Lotus Evija’s electric motor will be accompanied by an edited version of the Type 49’s V8 engine noise
10 Mar 2021