รถโลตัส (อังกฤษ: Lotus Cars Limited) เป็นบริษัทผลิตรถยนต์จากประเทศอังกฤษ เน้นการผลิตรถยนต์นั่งสมรรถนะสูงและรถแข่ง มีรุ่นที่มีชื่อเสียงหลายรุ่น อาทิเช่น เอสพรี, เอลาน, ยูโรปา และอีลิส รวมถึงทีมฟอร์มูลาวันที่ประสบความสำเร็จ โรงงานผลิตรถโลตัสตั้งอยู่ที่ ฮีเทล (Hethel) ในนอร์โฟล์ค ซึ่งเดิมเคยเป็นฐานทัพทหารอากาศแห่งสหราชอาณาจักร ในช่วงสงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 บริษัทเน้นการออกแบบรถสปอร์ตขนาดเล็กที่มีน้ำหนักน้อยและมีระบบแฮนด์ลิงที่ดี
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อุตสาหกรรม | ยานยนต์ |
ก่อตั้ง | 1948 |
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สำนักงานใหญ่ | ฮีเทล, นอร์โฟล์ค, , อังกฤษ, สหราชอาณาจักร |
พื้นที่ให้บริการ | ทั่วโลก |
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ผลิตภัณฑ์ | รถยนต์, |
รายได้ | £11.2 (2017) |
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พนักงาน | 1,487 (2017) |
เว็บไซต์ | www |
โลตัสเคยเปลี่ยนเจ้าของหลายครั้งในปี 1986 ก็ถูกขายให้กับเจเนรัลมอเตอร์ ต่อมาก็ถูกขายกับนายโรมานา อาร์ติโอลิ (Romano Artioli) ในปี 1996 ผู้ซึ่งเคยเป็นอดีตเจ้าของ แต่ภายหลังการล้มละลายของบริษัท ก็ถูกขายให้กับ DRB-HICOM บริษัทสัญชาติมาเลเซีย และเป็นบริษัทลูกของโปรตอนอีกทีหนึ่งด้วย
รุ่นปัจจุบัน
- (Lotus Evija) รถสปอร์ตไฟฟ้าสุดเร็วที่สุดของโลกจากปี 2019 กับข้อมูลประวัติเล็กน้อยของรถสุดเจ๋งคันนี้ ที่คุณอาจยังไม่รู้ ความเร็วสูงระดับต้นของโลก กำลังขับเคลื่อนของล้อทั้ง 4 ข้างมีแรงดันไฟฟ้าสูง 1000+ ที่ถือได้ว่า เป็นรถไฟฟ้าคันแรกของโลก ที่มีกำลังขับเคลื่อนสูงพอ ๆ กับรถที่ใช้น้ำมัน Evija ถูกผลิตด้วยจำนวนจำกัดเพียงแค่ 120 คันเท่านั้น สำหรับคนที่สนใจ อยากทดสอบกระเป๋าตังค์ตัวเอง ว่าจะหนาพอที่จะซื้อ เจ้าหนูสุดซิ่งคันนี้ได้หรือไม่ Lotus Evija ราคา อยู่ที่ราว ๆ 6.7 ล้านปอนด์นิด ๆ หรือประมาณเงินเป็นบาทที่ 67 – 70 ล้านบาท โดยประมาณ
- (Lotus Emira) รุ่นสุดท้ายที่ใช้เครื่องยนต์ มาต่อจาก อีลิส, เอ็กซิจ และ อีโวรา
- (Lotus Eletre) รถSUVไฟฟ้าคันแรกของค่าย
- (Lotus Envya) รถเก๋งไฟฟ้าคันแรกของค่าย
รุ่นก่อนหน้า
sectionนี้ยังต้องการเพิ่มเพื่อ(July 2019) |
- (1948): Austin 7–based sports car
- (1949–1950): Ford-powered trials car
- (1951): 750 cc formula car
- (1952): Trials car
- (1952): 750 cc formula car, never built
- (1953–1955): The first "production" racer, about 100 built
- (1957–1972): A minimalist open sports car designed to manoeuvre a racing circuit.
- (1954): sports racer, 1.5 L
- (1955): sports racer, shorter and improved Eight
- (1955): sports racer for larger displacement, / 2 L
- (1956–1957): small displacement sports racer (750 – 1500 cc)
- (1956–1957): and Formula One racecar
- : Designation not used
- (1957–1963): Lotus Elite, the first production street car
- (1958–1960): Sports racer, update of the Mk.X, 1.5 – 2.5 L
- (1958–1959): F1/F2 car, "Miniature Vanwall"
- (1959): Lighter sports racer update of the 11 in response to Mk.I
- (1960–1961): First mid-engined Lotus single seater—Formula Junior/F2/F1
- (1960–1962): Mid-engined larger displacement sports racer, "Monte Carlo"
- (1961): Formula Junior
- (1961): Formula One
- (1962–1965): Formula Junior/F3
- (1962–1966): Small displacement mid-engined sports racer
- (1962): Formula One
- (1962–1964): Formula One World Champion
- (1962–1971): Lotus Elan, production street sports car
- Lotus 26R (1962–1966): Racing version of Elan
- (1963): Formula Junior
- (1963–1966): Lotus version of the Ford Cortina street/racer
- Lotus 29 (1963): Indy car, Ford all-aluminium OHV small block V8
- (1964): Large displacement sports racer (Ford small block V8)
- (1964–1966): Formula Three space frame racer
- (1964–1965): Monocoque F2 and Tasman Cup racer
- (1964–1965): Formula One World Champion
- (1964): Indy car, DOHC Ford V8
- Lotus 35 (1965): F2/F3/FB
- (1965–1968): Elan Fixed Head Coupe (Type 26 could be fitted with a removable hard top)
- (1965): Indy winning mid-engined car
- (1965–1966): Tasman Cup formula car
- Lotus 40 (1965): Sports racer, a development of the 30
- (1965–1968): Formula Three, Formula Two, Formula B
- Lotus 42 (1967): Indy car, Ford V8
- (1966): Formula One
- Lotus 44 (1967): Formula Two
- (1966–1974): Convertible (Drop Head Coupe) Elan with permanent side window frames.
- (1966–1968): Original Renault-engined
- (1966–1970): Racing version of Europa
- (1967): Formula Two
- (1967–1969): Formula One World Champion
- (1967–1974): Lotus Elan +2, four-seat production car
- Lotus 51 (1967–1969): Formula Ford
- (1968): Prototype Europa Twin Cam
- Lotus 53 (1968): Small displacement sports racer, never built
- (1968–1970): Series 2 'Europa' production car.
- Lotus 55 (1968): F3
- (1968–1969): Indy turbine wedge
- (1971): F1 turbine wedge
- Lotus 57 (1968): F2 design study
- Lotus 58 (1968): F1 design study
- (1969–1970): F2/F3/Formula Ford
- (1960): Lotus Elite built to win at Le Mans with a 2.0 L engine.
- (1970–1973): Lotus Seven S4, Greatly modified version of the Seven
- Lotus 61 (1969): Formula Ford, "the wedge"
- (1969): prototype Europa racer
- (1969): 4-wheel drive F1
- Lotus 64 (1969): 4-wheel drive Indy car, did not compete
- (1969–1971): Federalized Europa S2
- Lotus 66: design study
- Lotus 67 (1970): Proposed Tasman Cup car, never built
- Lotus 68 (1969): F5000 prototype
- Lotus 69 (1970): F2/F3/Formula Ford
- (1970): F5000/Formula A
- Lotus 71: Undisclosed design study
- (1970–1972): Formula One World Champion
- Lotus 73 (1972–1973): F3
- Lotus 74 - Texaco Star (1973): F2
- (1971–1975): Europa Twin Cam production car
- (1974–1982): Elite II, Luxury 4-seat GT
- (1974): F1, redundant designation
- (1975–1982): Éclat S1, fastback version of Elite II, redundant designation
- (1976): F1
- (1977–1978): F1 ground effects car
- (1975–1980) Lotus Esprit, street GT, redundant designation
- (1978–1979): Formula One World Champion, redundant designation
- (1979): F1
- (1979–1980): Sunbeam Talbot Lotus, redundant designation
- (1980–1981): F1, redundant designation
- (1982–1987): Turbo Esprit, street GT car
- (1980): Elite series 2
- (1980–1982): Éclat series 2
- (1980–1987): Esprit series 3
- (1980–1983): F1 dual chassis, never raced
- (1980–1982): F1
- (1981): F1 dual chassis car, banned
- (1982–1992): GT, re-engineered Éclat
- /X100: Toyota-based "new Elan", abandoned in favour of the Elan M100
- (1982): F1
- (1983): F1
- (1983): F1 Turbo
- (1983): F1 Turbo
- (1984): F1 Turbo
- (1984): Indy car project, abandoned
- (1985–1986): F1 Turbo
- (1986–1987): F1 Turbo
- (1987): F1 Turbo, last Lotus F1 winner
- (1988): F1 Turbo
- (1989–1995): Front-drive convertible Elan.
- (1989): F1
- (1990–1991): F1
- Lotus 103 (1990): F1, not produced
- (1990–1992): Lotus Carlton/Omega, tuned version of the Opel/Vauxhall saloon.
- Lotus 105 (1990): Racing X180R, IMSA Supercars Drivers Champ ()
- Lotus 106 (1991): X180R, roadgoing homologation special
- (1992–1994): F1
- (1992): a track only bike ridden by to win a gold medal at the , also known as the "LotusSport Pursuit Bicycle".
- (1994): F1, Last Lotus F1 car.
- : Road and TT bike. Often mistaken for the but completely different bikes.
- (1996–Present): Lotus Elise
- : Partial F1 design, reached as far as the monocoque buck
- Lotus 113: Number not allocated
- (1996): Lotus Esprit GT1 race car
- (1997–1998): Lotus Elise GT1
- : Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220, a collaboration with Opel
- : Lotus Elise S2[]
- : Lotus M250, two-seat mid-range sports car concept unveiled in Autumn of 1999, project cancelled in 2001
- (2002): Soapbox Derby car made of carbon and aluminium, disc brakes, no engine, for
- (1998): Elise V6, code named M120, never produced
- (2000–Present): Lotus Exige
- (2006): Europa S
- (2007-2011): Lotus 2-Eleven, 0-door
- (2010–Present): Lotus Evora
- : Lotus Evora, race car
- (2010): Lotus Exos
- (2010): F1 car, made for 2010 season
- (2011): F1 car, made for 2011 season
- (2013): race car built for
- โลตัส อีลิส (Lotus Elise)
- โลตัส เอ็กซิจ (Lotus Exige S)
- (Lotus Evora)
- (2016–2022): Lotus 3-Eleven, 0-door speedster
- (2021–ปัจจุบัน): Lotus Evija, all-electric hypercar
- (2022–ปัจจุบัน): Lotus Emira, เปิดตัว 6 กรกฎาคม 2564
- (2023–อนาคต): Electric Hyper SUV, teased 8 พฤศจิกายน 2564 by Lotus, เปิดตัว 29 มีนาคม 2565, becoming a new competitor in the rapidly expanding premium electric SUV segment.
- (2024–อนาคต): Sedan, all-electric four-door super saloon
- (2025–อนาคต): Mid-size SUV, all-electric
- (2026–อนาคต): Sports car, all-electric supercar
อ้างอิง
- Campbell, Peter (15 March 2019). "Lotus Cars plans major turnround after Geely cash boost". . สืบค้นเมื่อ 31 May 2020.
- "GEELY & PROTON" (Press release). Proton. 23 June 2017. สืบค้นเมื่อ 23 June 2017.[]
- "Lotus Cars". สืบค้นเมื่อ 5 June 2018.
- "2010 Lotus Evora – Test drive and new car review – 2010 Lotus Evora". Cars.about.com. 16 June 2011. สืบค้นเมื่อ 18 December 2011.
- The rights to the Seven were sold in 1973 to . Updated versions of this 1957 design are also produced by other speciality firms, including and . Originally the number seven was applied to a -powered Formula 2 car, but the vehicle was never completed in its original form, finally emerging instead as the Clairmonte Special, a two-seat sports car powered by a Lea-Francis engine.
- (September 2016). "The Lotus That Never Blossomed". . Vol. 92 no. 9. pp. 84–85.
- A mid-engined sports car, launched in the early 1970s. It was styled by Italian designer . The Esprit started with a light, 4-cylinder design, which went through several iterations of turbo-charging and electronic upgrades, before finally being replaced by a highly advanced V8. The last Lotus Esprit rolled off the production line on 20 February 2004, after 28 years in production. A total of 10,675 Esprits were built since production began in 1976.
- inspired two-seater claimed to offer a more upmarket sportscar experience, although it is based on the same chassis as the Elise and Exige, limiting accommodation and practicality. Power comes from a Lotus-tuned variant of the turbocharged four-cylinder engine which powers the VX220. The Europa has been criticised in the motoring press for being expensive and for lacking equipment and practicality compared to rivals like the .
- "Lotus 125 'Ultimate Track Car' to Debut at Pebble Beach Alongside Elise SC RGB Edition | AutoGuide.com News". Autoguide.com. 5 August 2010. สืบค้นเมื่อ 30 September 2010.
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Junior F2 F1 1960 1962 Mid engined larger displacement sports racer Monte Carlo 1961 Formula Junior 1961 Formula One 1962 1965 Formula Junior F3 1962 1966 Small displacement mid engined sports racer 1962 Formula One 1962 1964 Formula One World Champion 1962 1971 Lotus Elan production street sports car Lotus 26R 1962 1966 Racing version of Elan 1963 Formula Junior 1963 1966 Lotus version of the Ford Cortina street racer Lotus 29 1963 Indy car Ford all aluminium OHV small block V8 1964 Large displacement sports racer Ford small block V8 1964 1966 Formula Three space frame racer 1964 1965 Monocoque F2 and Tasman Cup racer 1964 1965 Formula One World Champion 1964 Indy car DOHC Ford V8 Lotus 35 1965 F2 F3 FB 1965 1968 Elan Fixed Head Coupe Type 26 could be fitted with a removable hard top 1965 Indy winning mid engined car 1965 1966 Tasman Cup formula car Lotus 40 1965 Sports racer a development of the 30 1965 1968 Formula Three Formula Two Formula B Lotus 42 1967 Indy car Ford V8 1966 Formula One Lotus 44 1967 Formula Two 1966 1974 Convertible Drop Head Coupe Elan with permanent side window frames 1966 1968 Original Renault engined 1966 1970 Racing version of Europa 1967 Formula Two 1967 1969 Formula One World Champion 1967 1974 Lotus Elan 2 four seat production car Lotus 51 1967 1969 Formula Ford 1968 Prototype Europa Twin Cam Lotus 53 1968 Small displacement sports racer never built 1968 1970 Series 2 Europa production car Lotus 55 1968 F3 1968 1969 Indy turbine wedge 1971 F1 turbine wedge Lotus 57 1968 F2 design study Lotus 58 1968 F1 design study 1969 1970 F2 F3 Formula Ford 1960 Lotus Elite built to win at Le Mans with a 2 0 L engine 1970 1973 Lotus Seven S4 Greatly modified version of the Seven Lotus 61 1969 Formula Ford the wedge 1969 prototype Europa racer 1969 4 wheel drive F1 Lotus 64 1969 4 wheel drive Indy car did not compete 1969 1971 Federalized Europa S2 Lotus 66 design study Lotus 67 1970 Proposed Tasman Cup car never built Lotus 68 1969 F5000 prototype Lotus 69 1970 F2 F3 Formula Ford 1970 F5000 Formula A Lotus 71 Undisclosed design study 1970 1972 Formula One World Champion Lotus 73 1972 1973 F3 Lotus 74 Texaco Star 1973 F2 1971 1975 Europa Twin Cam production car 1974 1982 Elite II Luxury 4 seat GT 1974 F1 redundant designation 1975 1982 Eclat S1 fastback version of Elite II redundant designation 1976 F1 1977 1978 F1 ground effects car 1975 1980 Lotus Esprit street GT redundant designation 1978 1979 Formula One World Champion redundant designation 1979 F1 1979 1980 Sunbeam Talbot Lotus redundant designation 1980 1981 F1 redundant designation 1982 1987 Turbo Esprit street GT car 1980 Elite series 2 1980 1982 Eclat series 2 1980 1987 Esprit series 3 1980 1983 F1 dual chassis never raced 1980 1982 F1 1981 F1 dual chassis car banned 1982 1992 GT re engineered Eclat X100 Toyota based new Elan abandoned in favour of the Elan M100 1982 F1 1983 F1 1983 F1 Turbo 1983 F1 Turbo 1984 F1 Turbo 1984 Indy car project abandoned 1985 1986 F1 Turbo 1986 1987 F1 Turbo 1987 F1 Turbo last Lotus F1 winner 1988 F1 Turbo 1989 1995 Front drive convertible Elan 1989 F1 1990 1991 F1 Lotus 103 1990 F1 not produced 1990 1992 Lotus Carlton Omega tuned version of the Opel Vauxhall saloon Lotus 105 1990 Racing X180R IMSA Supercars Drivers Champ Lotus 106 1991 X180R roadgoing homologation special 1992 1994 F1 1992 a track only bike ridden by to win a gold medal at the also known as the LotusSport Pursuit Bicycle 1994 F1 Last Lotus F1 car Road and TT bike Often mistaken for the but completely different bikes 1996 Present Lotus Elise Partial F1 design reached as far as the monocoque buck Lotus 113 Number not allocated 1996 Lotus Esprit GT1 race car 1997 1998 Lotus Elise GT1 Opel Speedster Vauxhall VX220 a collaboration with Opel Lotus Elise S2 txngkarxangxing Lotus M250 two seat mid range sports car concept unveiled in Autumn of 1999 project cancelled in 2001 2002 Soapbox Derby car made of carbon and aluminium disc brakes no engine for 1998 Elise V6 code named M120 never produced 2000 Present Lotus Exige 2006 Europa S 2007 2011 Lotus 2 Eleven 0 door 2010 Present Lotus Evora Lotus Evora race car 2010 Lotus Exos 2010 F1 car made for 2010 season 2011 F1 car made for 2011 season 2013 race car built for olts xilis Lotus Elise olts exksic Lotus Exige S Lotus Evora 2016 2022 Lotus 3 Eleven 0 door speedster 2021 pccubn Lotus Evija all electric hypercar 2022 pccubn Lotus Emira epidtw 6 krkdakhm 2564 2023 xnakht Electric Hyper SUV teased 8 phvscikayn 2564 by Lotus epidtw 29 minakhm 2565 becoming a new competitor in the rapidly expanding premium electric SUV segment 2024 xnakht Sedan all electric four door super saloon 2025 xnakht Mid size SUV all electric 2026 xnakht Sports car all electric supercarxangxingCampbell Peter 15 March 2019 Lotus Cars plans major turnround after Geely cash boost subkhnemux 31 May 2020 GEELY amp PROTON Press release Proton 23 June 2017 subkhnemux 23 June 2017 lingkesiy Lotus Cars subkhnemux 5 June 2018 2010 Lotus Evora Test drive and new car review 2010 Lotus Evora Cars about com 16 June 2011 subkhnemux 18 December 2011 The rights to the Seven were sold in 1973 to Updated versions of this 1957 design are also produced by other speciality firms including and Originally the number seven was applied to a powered Formula 2 car but the vehicle was never completed in its original form finally emerging instead as the Clairmonte Special a two seat sports car powered by a Lea Francis engine September 2016 The Lotus That Never Blossomed Vol 92 no 9 pp 84 85 A mid engined sports car launched in the early 1970s It was styled by Italian designer The Esprit started with a light 4 cylinder design which went through several iterations of turbo charging and electronic upgrades before finally being replaced by a highly advanced V8 The last Lotus Esprit rolled off the production line on 20 February 2004 after 28 years in production A total of 10 675 Esprits were built since production began in 1976 inspired two seater claimed to offer a more upmarket sportscar experience although it is based on the same chassis as the Elise and Exige limiting accommodation and practicality Power comes from a Lotus tuned variant of the turbocharged four cylinder engine which powers the VX220 The Europa has been criticised in the motoring press for being expensive and for lacking equipment and practicality compared to rivals like the Lotus 125 Ultimate Track Car to Debut at Pebble Beach Alongside Elise SC RGB Edition AutoGuide com News Autoguide com 5 August 2010 subkhnemux 30 September 2010