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20 models with a review · 27 generations · 2 in production · United Kingdom · Founded 1952

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Lotus in numbers

Most powerful
1,500 kW (2,039 PS)
Evija
Longest-running model
28 years
Esprit · 1976–2004
Most generations
4
Seven
Oldest in our catalog
1952
Mark VI

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  • Carlton
  • Cortina
  • Eletre
  • Eleven
  • Elite
  • M90
  • T125
  • T128

Timeline

Lotus models, 1950 to now

Every row is a model, every block is a generation and a link. Gaps are real breaks in production, dashed coral lines show which model replaced which.

21 catalog models28 generations3 in production2 electric

Mark VI1952–1957 · 1 generation
I
Seven1957–1973 · 4 generations
1234
Elite (Type 14)1958–1963 · 1 generation
I
Elan1962–1973 · 1 generation
I
Europa1966–1975 · 1 generation
I
Elan +21967–1975 · 1 generation
I
Elite (Type 75)1974–1982 · 1 generation
I
Eclat1975–1982 · 1 generation
I
Esprit1976–2004 · 1 generation
I
Excel1982–1992 · 1 generation
I
Elan M1001989–1995 · 1 generation
I
Elise1996–2021 · 3 generations
S1S2S3
340R2000 · 1 generation
I
Exige2000–2021 · 3 generations
123
Europa S2006–2010 · 1 generation
I
2-Eleven2007–2011 · 1 generation
I
Evora2009–2021 · 1 generation
I
3-Eleven2016–2018 · 1 generation
I
Emira2022–now · 1 generation
I
Evija2023–now · 1 generation
Evija
Emeya2024–now · 1 generation
Emeya
  • Current generation
  • Earlier generation
  • Classic (ended 25+ years ago)
  • ⚡Electric
  • Break in production
  • Replaced by / renamed
  • Founded 1952
  • Model without a page yet
  • Now

All Lotus generations by year

Lotus 2-Eleven 2007–2011
  1. I 2007–2011
Lotus 3-Eleven 2016–2018
  1. I 2016–2018
Lotus 340R 2000
  1. I 2000
Lotus Eclat 1975–1982
  1. I 1975–1982
Lotus Elan 1962–1973
  1. I 1962–1973
Lotus Elan +2 1967–1975
  1. I 1967–1975
Lotus Elan M100 1989–1995
  1. I 1989–1995
Lotus Elise 1996–2021
  1. S1 1996–2000
  2. S2 2000–2010
  3. S3 2010–2021
Lotus Elite (Type 14) 1958–1963
  1. I 1958–1963
Lotus Elite (Type 75) 1974–1982
  1. I 1974–1982
Lotus Emeya 2024–now
Lotus Emira 2022–now
  1. I 2022–now
Lotus Esprit 1976–2004
  1. I 1976–2004
Lotus Europa 1966–1975
  1. I 1966–1975
Lotus Europa S 2006–2010
  1. I 2006–2010
Lotus Evija 2023–now
Lotus Evora 2009–2021
  1. I 2009–2021
Lotus Excel 1982–1992
  1. I 1982–1992
Lotus Exige 2000–2021
  1. 1 2000–2001
  2. 2 2004–2011
  3. 3 2012–2021
Lotus Mark VI 1952–1957
Lotus Seven 1957–1973
  1. 1 1957–1960
  2. 2 1960–1968
  3. 3 1968–1970
  4. 4 1970–1973

About Lotus

Lotus was founded by the engineer Colin Chapman, who built his first car in 1948 and set up Lotus Engineering in 1952; since 1966 the company has been based in Hethel, Norfolk. Chapman's motto, "simplify, then add lightness", shaped light, agile sports cars such as the Seven, Elan, Europa, Esprit, Elise, Exige, Evora and Emira.

Team Lotus won seven Formula One constructors' titles between 1963 and 1978. The company was later owned by GM, Bugatti and Proton, and since 2017 it has been part of Geely, which brought the electric Evija hypercar, the Eletre SUV and the Emeya.

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This page lists the Lotus models in our catalog with production years; from each one you can go to its generations and individual versions with specifications – engine, power in kW and PS, size, weight and performance. For the full story, read the history of Lotus. To set two cars side by side, use Compare.

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