Lotus Eterne

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UPDATE: First Lotus Eterne video added

As announced a few hours ago, Lotus has just premiered the new Lotus Eterne 4-door sedan at the Paris auto show. As yu can see in this official images, the general styling lines of the Lotus Eterne are similar to the ones of the previously shown Elite coupe. The front fascia of the Lotus Eterne has basically the same styling.

The Lotus Eterne is a 4 seater, front-mid-engined, rear wheel drive vehicle that will also be made available with an optional all wheel drive system. The power of the Lotus Eterne comes from a 5.0 litre V8 enige that spits out a massive 620 PS and 720 Nm of torque. The red line is at 8,500 rpm. The official performance numbers of the Lotus Eterne say the car can reack 100 km/h in 4.0 seconds and that it has a top speed

of 315 km/h. This is supercar performance in a 4-door sedan!

For those of you interested in the planet, the Lotus Eterne has a 220 g/km CO2 emissions level and is also equipped with KERS. The KERS is actually integrated in the hybrid gearbox with integrated electric motors.

From the looks of things, the Lotus Eterne will go head to head against the Aston Martin Rapide,



and probably the Porsche Panamera.

The Lotus Eterne price has been set to 120,000 GBp and the new model will go on sale in the spring of 2015

Lotus Press Release: Lotus Eterne: The Vision The Statement of Intent

Enter the Lotus Eterne, the four door super saloon from Lotus. If the Elite is elegance incarnate then the Lotus Eterne is elegance redefined.

The Lotus Eterne is a true four door, four seater sports GT. It’s the ultimate expression of refined style, sophistication and grace. But wait. An elegant, graceful sports car? Surely not.

A sports car by definition can’t be graceful. Powerful, exciting, aggressive yes, but not graceful. Yet here it is, the ultimate paradox - the Lotus Eterne. Power and grace, performance and elegance, beauty and strength all in one stunning package.

With a 5.0 litre pressure charged V8 engine delivering up to 620 PS the Lotus Eterne is aiming for best in class performance and efficiency.

In keeping with the rest of the new line-up, the Lotus Eterne will benefit from hybrid technology.

Dany Bahar, Chief Executive Officer of Group Lotus, said: “The Lotus Eterne is sensational to look and as with the rest of the range it also over delivers in all other aspects as well. Similar to the Elite, it’s a car of perfect contradictions, it’s compact yet spacious, high performing yet low emitting, relative lightweight yet still reassuringly solid.”

Lotus Eterne video:



“We truly believe that there is a market for the Lotus Eterne, there is nothing else like it out there both in terms of design, capacity and performance. The biggest difference between the Lotus Eterne and it’s class competitors is that it’s not an evolution of an existing two-door model, it’s a deliberate and considered stand-alone creation. It’s the ultimate four door sports car.” Sometimes there are no rules to be broken, so it is time to define them instead.

Lotus Eterne Specification *
Layout: 4 seater, front-mid-engined, rear wheel drive,
all wheel drive is optional
Engine: Petrol, hybrid optional
Hybrid Technology: Hybrid gearbox with integrated electric motors
and KERS
Cylinder: V8
Capacity: 5.0 litre
Power/Torque: 620 PS / 720 Nm
Rev limit: 8,500 rpm
0-100 km/h: 4.0 seconds
Top speed: 315 km/h
CO₂ approx (CO₂/km): 220 g/km**
Weight: 1,800 kg
Seats: 4
Transmission: Full Hybrid transmission
Drive: RWD, AWD optional
Start of production: Early 2015
Enters the market: Spring 2015
Price indication: Circa £120,000
*Please refer to the ‘Further Information’ section in the Media Kit for information relating to this specification.
**Using optional hybrid

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Source: Lotus