Lotus Confirms Existing Lineup Will Die, New Sports Car Coming Soon

From Car and Driver

• Lotus will soon discontinue the Elise, Exige, and Evora sports cars.

• A new model, code-named Type 131, is coming soon to replace these cars.

• It will likely have a hybrid drivetrain, as the company's CEO has said it will be the last Lotus with a combustion engine.

We’ve known that Lotus was working hard behind the scenes for some time, but now the British brand has announced that its entire existing lineup is going to die this year, with a new sports car due to replace them in 2021.

Lotus insiders have already revealed a fair amount about this new car. We know it will be based on an evolved version of the bonded aluminum architecture that underpins the soon-to-retire models, and company CEO Phil Popham has also told us that it will be considerably more usable than the cars it will replace. But now we also know the code name it is being developed under: Type 131.