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Stripes star as Crowhurst wins special BMW 3 Series celebration race

Graham Crowhurst and his stripey M3 E46 - inspired by Jeff Koons’ BMW Art Car M3 GT2 raced by Andy Priaulx at Le Mans in 2010 - enjoyed a memorable Classic Sports Car Club Modern Retro race weekend at Castle Combe, conquering technical issues to maintain his Ramair championship lead…

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The 2026 Lotus Emira Is Better. But It's Also Pricier

Update: Lotus has shared official pricing information for the 2026 Emira, confirming the figures and details about the Racing Line trim. Check out the pricing chart for each trim.

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Allaway all the way up to sixth in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings

Simon Allaway pilots one of the most distinctive cars in club racing and his unmistakable Lotus Esprit has powered him to sixth in the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings.

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BRMs star at Oulton Park Gold Cup celebration

As if Friday and Saturday’s magnificent BRM Formula 1 75th anniversary demonstrations - topped by Rob Hall’s mesmeric helmet cam lap in a shrieking V16 Mk1 - was not enough, Andy Willis’ Historic Gold Cup victory in P48-7 was the icing on the cake, delighting American owner Charles McCabe on…

Autosport

Tesla Claims the New Roadster Will Be the 'Last Best Driver's Car'

Remember the Tesla Roadster? No, not the original car loosely based on a Lotus Elise. We’re referring to the second-generation model that was unveiled all the way back in November 2017. Fast-forward almost eight years, and not a single vehicle has been delivered. Despite multiple delays, the electric sports car…

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Hills climbs towards Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings summit

Mazda MX-5 star Aidan Hills climbed further towards the summit of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings after another win at Donington Park last weekend.

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Top 10 F1 Hungarian GPs ranked: Hamilton, Schumacher, Senna and more

The tight and twisty Hungaroring doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to wheel-to-wheel combat, but there have been some surprisingly good races there.

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Autosport 75: The Belgian GP’s craziest finish

The Grand Prix of Belgium at Spa last Sunday was one of the most dramatic motor races in the world championship series. No one looked like touching Dan Gurney in his Brabham-Climax, who had made the lap record look rather silly and, apart for a brief period when John Surtees…

Autosport

Caterham Seven CSR 20: Hostage to a fortune

CAR REVIEW: It’s not one for the school run but this British-made car is impressive, and so powerful it’s scary. What is more terrifying is the price, writes Sean O’Grady

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Mazda men on march in Ryan Motorsport Insurance National Rankings

It’s been another busy weekend in the Ryan Motorsport Insurance National Rankings, with four of the top six in this week’s table making headway.

Autosport

Spaggiari repeats Miles’ F3 Lotus win at Brands Hatch

Colin Chapman’s Lotus marque, immortalised as winner of Brands Hatch’s first British Grand Prix in 1964 with Jim Clark and subsequent world championship counters with Jo Siffert (1968), Jochen Rindt (1970) and Emerson Fittipaldi (1972), took centre stage anew at the Kentish venue last weekend.

Autosport

Seven highlights of the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed was one of the hottest yet – in more ways than one as even some of the straw bales caught alight! – and brought an unprecedented number of Formula 1 machines together.

Autosport

Line catching Bray at Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport Rankings summit

Monoposto maestro George Line is up to second place in the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings after bagging another hat-trick at Thruxton last weekend.

Autosport

Barker, Butcher and Tinkler win inaugural Equipe 6 Hours encounter

The #40 Lotus Elan driven by Ben Barker, Rory Butcher, and Ben Tinkler secured victory in the first-ever six-hour Equipe Classic Racing endurance event at Donington Park last weekend. The trio was followed home by the similar Elan of John Tordoff, James Dorlin, and Andrew Jordan.

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The Independent UK

Voices: Did Jaguar ‘go woke and go broke’? No, it’s more complicated than that

COMMENT: The silly season discourse pinning Jaguar sales figures on a car that didn’t even exist was enough to make the eyes roll, writes Sean O’Grady – they’re simply not making cars, but there’s life in the old cat yet

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Ibbotson's Imp inches up to second in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport Rankings

Ali Bray's large lead at the top of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings has been cut after a triple success for James Ibbotson last weekend.

The Independent UK

Geely (pronounced like Jelly) is next Chinese brand to arrive in the UK

Owners of Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and Lyng & Co arrive later this year with its own brand of cars, starting with the Geely EX5 SUV

Autosport

Autosport 75: Hill's F1 debut amid Mansell mania

“On the slowing down lap I was right behind Nigel Mansell and I thought, ‘We’re not going to get out of here alive’, because the place was just awash; it was swarming with people. They didn’t seem to know that there were other cars on the track, they just saw…

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Could Pop-Up Headlights Make a Comeback?

They say everything is cyclical—fashion, music, pop culture. The same is true with car design. Hyundai popularized the retro-fantastic '8-bit' styling on its modern EVs, while Honda is on a mission to revive the long-lost wedge.

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Lotus Might Build Cars at Volvo Factory In America

Over the weekend, multiple reports emerged suggesting Lotus might shut down its historic Norfolk plant and cease car production in the United Kingdom. However, those rumors have since been denied: “Lotus Cars is continuing normal operations, and there are no plans to close the factory.” The statement followed reports from…

The Guardian - UK

Shiploads of cars ready to set sail for US from UK as trade deal kicks in

Makers of Aston Martins and Range Rovers expect high demand but British farmers say they have been used as collateral

The Guardian - UK

Lotus reassures business secretary it has no plans to shut Norfolk factory

Jonathan Reynolds contacted sports car maker after it emerged it was considering moving production from UK to US

Evening Standard

Business Secretary meeting Lotus after reports of plans to scrap UK carmaking

There are claims Chinese owner Geely is planning to stop manufacturing at the Hethel plant in Norfolk.

The Guardian - UK

Lotus plans to end UK sportscar production, putting 1,300 jobs at risk

Chinese owner Geely looks at options that include shifting assembly of its Emira from Norfolk to the US

The Independent UK

This is the BYD that’s going to take on Porsche and Lotus – and I’ve been in it

The Denza Z9 GT is the first car from BYD’s new premium brand – and it’s coming to the UK next year

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