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the CAR road test team,
12 February 2013 09:30
Month 9 running a Lotus Evora S: final report and goodbye to the Evora The aftermath of Dany Bahar’s plan to take Lotus back to the big time might, to him, feel like the fuzzy waking moments after an epic night of consumption – ‘There’s a picture of me and Swizz Beatz on Facebook? I should call Bob Lutz about ...
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Jonathan Burn,
09 January 2013 11:00
After another painful year of sales for Lotus in the UK – down 58% on 2011 - Norfolk's beleagured sports car brand has kicked off the New Year with the grand unveiling of its new flagship Malaysian showroom, and the thumbs-up from senior Proton company suits that Lotus isn't on its last legs. The announcement comes in the same week Lotus’s ...
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Ollie Kew,
19 December 2012 11:37
This is the new 2013 Lotus Evora Sport Racer. Available in either standard Evora or supercharged 'S' form, the Sport Racer gets unique paint schemes, a wealth of optional extras thrown in – and a price cut to boot. Usually, less is more with Lotuses. But this Evora gives more, for less? Indeed it does. Starting with those paint schemes, ...
As always, the 007 hype goes through the roof when there's a new Bond film on the way, and with Skyfall set to hit silver screens in October 2012, we're already salivating over the prospect of another classic Bond chase sequence to join the memorable scenes from movies gone by. If you're a Bond chase fan, this Sky promo video ...
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Mazda CX-5 information: everything you need to know if you own a Mazda CX-5, are thinking of buying one or just want to find out more about the Mazda CX-5. Click on the links below for all of CAR Magazine’s news, reviews, videos, scoops and spy photos of the Mazda CX-5 car range. We list the top 10 stories for ...
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Tim Pollard,
07 June 2012 18:32
Lotus chief executive officer Dany Bahar was tonight ousted from his job as the boss of Group Lotus. The Nofolk sports car maker's new Malaysian owners, DRB-Hicom, issued a terse statement confirming Bahar's departure. As CAR earlier reported, Bahar had been suspended following an investigation into his expenses. It seemed unlikely that he'd ever return after such a public dressing-down ...
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Tim Pollard,
28 May 2012 10:54
Group Lotus chief Dany Bahar has been suspended while complaints about his conduct are carried out by parent company DRB Hicom. Weekend newspapers reported that the dispute was over expenses for building work carried out on one of Bahar's homes. Bahar was suspended on Friday and the new owners stressed that Lotus Cars continued to run in his absence. If ...
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Ben Barry,
25 April 2012 00:01
Lotus stopped building the four-cylinder Exige a little while back, but the name returns with this, the new 2012 Exige S. It uses the old Exige’s basic tub and centre section, but combines it with new front bodywork and – the big news – a supercharged V6 from the Evora S that’s shrouded in all-new rear bodywork. What does the ...
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Ben Barry,
17 April 2012 14:41
CAR yesterday sat down with Dany Bahar, the chief executive officer of Lotus Cars, to discuss the company's financial situation. He talked about the recent takeover of parent company Proton by DRB-Hicom and what it means for Lotus, the financial performance of Hethel and the latest on plans to launch the new Esprit supercar and all the other new Lotuses in ...
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Tim Pollard,
17 April 2012 09:34
Lotus chief executive Dany Bahar has laid bare the business position at Lotus Cars since the takeover of parent company Proton by Malaysia's DRB-Hicom. Norfolk's sports car maker has been buffeted by rumours of financial crisis and looming collapse since development was frozen by the new owners (click here for our coverage of the crisis at Lotus. CAR scored an interview with Bahar at ...
