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Lotus Released The First Image Of Project Eagle

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Project Eagle, a code name for the new larger, more powerful Lotus sports car, is coming. Today Lotus released the first image of Project Eagle, for which the official car name will be released July 22. Taking obvious styling cues from the fast, mean and successful Lotus Elise, the Project Eagle 2+2 adds a second row of seating, more creature comforts and significantly more power than the Elise or even Exige track-focused Lotus models, with 276 horsepower coming from a heavily modified Toyota-sourced V6.

project eagle first lotus Lotus Released The First Image Of Project Eagle

Lotus has a mission with Project Eagle, though, beyond just building a larger, faster Lotus Elise. While the Elise has been universally praised by automotive journalists everywhere for its power, stability and unparallelled handling dynamics, in the same breath it is often criticized for being nearly impossible to live with in daily driving. Project Eagle addresses many of these issues, with standard air conditioning, a fully insulated interior, a navigation system and a standard Alpine stereo.

Looks like Lotus is trying to move past the Elise’s label as streetable track car for hard-core enthusiasts only, into the mainstream of sports car greatness. Make no mistake, though, Project Eagle, like the Lotus Elise and Exige, is much lighter than its competitors, offering the unique characteristics that come from modest horsepower by super sports car standards coupled with ultra light weight.

The styling fits right at home in showrooms next to the current Elise models, but it is clear that Lotus is going for something a little more luxurious, the Eagle to the Elise’s hornet in the styling department. Suffice to say the Eagle, or whatever the name for this promising sports car in the British tradition ends up being called, will be considerably more expensive than the Elise when it hits showrooms. The performance numbers? Lotus marks Project Eagle at a top speed of at least 160 mph, with 0-60 mph coming in less than 5 seconds.


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