Absolute Lotus magazine
Absolute Lotus magazine was established in 2018 and is dedicated to one of the most enduringly popular sports car marques of all time.
Each edition promises a mix of content to entertain and inform the Lotus owner and enthusiast and the magazine has become a must-read for thousands of enthusiasts. And with Lotus’s rich heritage, there’s plenty to get excited about. Our team of experienced writers bring you entertaining and knowledgeable stories on…
- Road tests and road trips
- Modern Lotuses
- Historic road cars
- Motorsport
- Heritage
- Interviews
- Upgrades and tuning
- Buyers’ guides
- …and much more!
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Is the Encor Series 1 the new Esprit we’ve been waiting for?
Encor has revealed more details of its Esprit V8 restomod – is it the new Esprit we’ve been waiting for?
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The Lotus highlights from the NEC
If your focus was Lotus they were more or less all in one place
Jim Clark’s stellar 1965 season celebrated in Duns
Jim Clark’s remarkable 1965 season was an anniversary that had to be marked, and the hard working folks at The…
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Our pick of the pics from the Lotus Picnic
Sunscreen and parasols were at the ready for Richard Hinton’s annual Lotus Picnic. This year was its third running, and…
Giugiaro heads special guests at Classic Team Lotus Garden Party
We’re at East Carleton Manor, the home built by Colin and Hazel Chapman, for the third Classic Team Lotus Garden…
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Lotus Emira updates bring in a new flagship
The Lotus Emira has received a refresh that also brings with it the new V6 SE to replace the existing…
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Video: Wild Ferrari-engined Exige hillclimb car
A teatray front splitter, an enormous rear wing and a twin-turbocharged V8 engine from a Ferrari 488 GTB. Welcome to…
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Jim Clark commemorated with limited edition Emira
This year marks a big anniversary for Jim Clark and Team Lotus. Sixty years ago, the Scot won his second…
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Clark celebration weekend
The Jim Clark Trust is planning a big celebration in June to mark the 60th anniversary of Jim Clark’s second…
Team Lotus name returns for the modern era
The Team Lotus name returns as a cover-all term for global Lotus motorsport activity…
Senna celebration at Goodwood Members’ Meeting
The 40th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Formula One victory will be celebrated at Goodwood…
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Lotus events 2025
We’ve just given our Lotus events listing an update for 2025. To be included, each fixture must be Lotus specific… Continue reading Lotus events 2025
Long read: Jenks’ illegal Christmas day road test
Denis Jenkinson’s attempt to drive the Lotus Type 12 on 180 miles of public roads was probably the most unusual…
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Video: Bond’s Esprit before the big screen
Director Lewis Gilbert gives reporter Tony Bastable some behind-the-scenes insight into its creation and why they used real cars for…
Lotus hybrid? We’ve been here before
Lotus had plans to sell hybrid tech to other OEMs in 2009…
Elite 50th celebrations headline Lotus stars of NEC
The Lotus Grand Tourers have put on a display of four Type 75s at the Classic Motor Show. It’s apt… Continue reading Elite 50th celebrations headline Lotus stars of NEC
Elan M200 Speedster sells for $62,500
Lotus removed the roof and windscreen from the Elan to create the M200 concept
Video: Ex-Jim Cark Lotus battling for Goodwood victory
Ex-Jim Clark Lotus 25 battles for victory in the Glover Trophy at the Goodwood Revival
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Lotus luminaries reunited at Hethel
Photos from the 2024 Lotus Renuion at Hethel
Video: The Lotus saloon that never was
Lotus pondered its first saloon car in the late 1970s. It has taken until the Emeya for that ambition to…
Theory 1: Lotus’s ‘new design manifesto’
The Theory 1 is Lotus’s greatest indication so far of its future electric sports cars…
If you can’t beat them, join them: The ‘Frogeye’ Sprite with a Lotus Elan heart
This is a new one on us. The Starley Lotus Sprite is a mash-up of the Austin-Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite Mk1… Continue reading If you can’t beat them, join them: The ‘Frogeye’ Sprite with a Lotus Elan heart
Video: Lotus Mark VIII testing in 1954
Classic Team Lotus is reigniting its YouTube channel, and one of the first videos of the new era was some… Continue reading Video: Lotus Mark VIII testing in 1954
Psychedelic Lotus Seven barn find at rest since 1972
If you’ve read Issue 39 of Absolute Lotus (in the shops at the time of posting this), you’ll have seen… Continue reading Psychedelic Lotus Seven barn find at rest since 1972
Lotus at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
It was MG’s year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Chinese-owned British marque celebrating its centenary the Duke of… Continue reading Lotus at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
Type 49 crowned Race Car of the Century
Motor Sport magazine has named its Race Car of the Century… and the prestigious honour went to the Lotus 49
From Mark VI to Eletre at the Lotus Picnic
It’s a simple enough concept: open up a field, invite Lotus owners to join a picnic and watch as close… Continue reading From Mark VI to Eletre at the Lotus Picnic
The case for internal combustion
In Issue 36 of Absolute Lotus, the innovative Lotus Exige 270E was featured as a tri-fuel car running on petrol,…
Video: Plucky Lotus Elan battles AC Cobra
One of the greatest spectacles provided by historic motorsport is the little versus large battles, Whether it’s Minis going up… Continue reading Video: Plucky Lotus Elan battles AC Cobra
Gallery: Wedges on track at Castle Combe
Club Lotus’s annual trackday at Castle Combe is one of the largest regular gatherings of Lotuses and for 2024’s event… Continue reading Gallery: Wedges on track at Castle Combe
Video: Mesmerising Esprit Active Suspension demonstration
Long before Top Gear became a programme about smashing up classic cars for a laugh and yelling ‘poweeer!’ down the… Continue reading Video: Mesmerising Esprit Active Suspension demonstration
Long read: Lotus’s London landmarks
This is an abridged version of the story first published in Absolute Lotus magazine in 2020 A trip around the… Continue reading Long read: Lotus’s London landmarks
Looks deceive: 5 restyled Lotuses
Lotus has created some of the most recognisable forms in automotive history. From the diminutive Elan through the wedge Esprit… Continue reading Looks deceive: 5 restyled Lotuses
Video: Lotus sets third fastest ever Nürburgring lap
Meet the Lotus Evija X, a Nürburgring specialist version of Hethel’s electric hypercar. On Friday 13 October 2023, it set… Continue reading Video: Lotus sets third fastest ever Nürburgring lap
Gear up for Race Retro 2024
UPDATE: Race Retro 2024 has been cancelled due to local flooding. Details on the organiser’s website. Tickets are on sale… Continue reading Gear up for Race Retro 2024
Video: Spectacular Lotus 87B Spa on-board
Eau Rouge with a Ford DFV at full chat. There can’t be many more evocative experiences in motorsport, but it’s… Continue reading Video: Spectacular Lotus 87B Spa on-board
The plural of Lotus is…?
In the Venn diagram of Lotus enthusiasts and grammar pedants, there’s quite a number in the overlap. Certainly that appears… Continue reading The plural of Lotus is…?
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