Is the new Lotus Emira the last hurrah for internal combustion?
Now part of the Chinese Geely mega-corps  which also own Volvo, among others  more money has been invested in the company during the past three years than previous owners and management stumped up in the past 30. The Emira will be manufactured in a new facility not far from Lotuss Hethel HQ, to a standard the occasionally rather homespun Lotus could once only have dreamt of. Theres also an all-new paint shop: six exterior colours available at launch and seven interior ones. Geely has helped us get somewhere beyond where we thought we could go, CEO Matt Windle tells GQ. It has given us great ambition. Its taken us a few years to grow into that, but were there now and were going global. Were confident about how we go about things now. Now read  The Lotus Evija is a mega-horsepower pure electric car  Why the Lotus Esprit is the last affordable classic supercar  The Lotus Carlton is the executive saloon they tried to ban