{"id":1643,"date":"2010-09-30T10:08:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T18:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/?p=1643"},"modified":"2010-09-30T10:08:16","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T18:08:16","slug":"2015-lotus-eterne-the-statement-of-intent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2010\/09\/30\/2015-lotus-eterne-the-statement-of-intent\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Lotus Eterne – The Statement of Intent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Enter the Eterne, the four door super saloon from Lotus. If the Elite is elegance incarnate then the Eterne is elegance redefined.<\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n

The Eterne is a true four door, four seater sports GT. It\u2019s the ultimate expression of refined style, sophistication and grace. But wait. An elegant, graceful sports car? Surely not.
\nA sports car by definition can\u2019t be graceful. Powerful, exciting, aggressive yes, but not graceful. Yet here it is, the ultimate paradox – the Eterne. Power and grace, performance and elegance, beauty and strength all in one stunning package.<\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n

With a 5.0 litre pressure charged V8 engine delivering up to 620 PS the Eterne is aiming for best in class performance and efficiency.<\/p>\n

In keeping with the rest of the new line-up, the Eterne will benefit from hybrid technology.
\nDany Bahar<\/a>, Chief Executive Officer of Group Lotus, said: \u201cThe Eterne is sensational to look and as with the rest of the range it also over delivers in all other aspects as well. Similar to the Elite, it\u2019s a car of perfect contradictions, it\u2019s compact yet spacious, high performing yet low emitting, relative lightweight yet still reassuringly solid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe truly believe that there is a market for the Eterne, there is nothing else like it out there both in terms of design, capacity and performance. The biggest difference between the Eterne and it\u2019s class competitors is that it\u2019s not an evolution of an existing two-door model, it\u2019s a deliberate and considered stand-alone creation. It\u2019s the ultimate four door sports car.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Sometimes there are no rules to be broken, so it is time to define them instead.<\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Eterne Specification<\/h3>\n

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Layout<\/td>\n 4 seater, front-mid-engined, rear wheel drive, all wheel drive is optional<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Engine<\/td>\n Petrol, hybrid optional<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hybrid Technology<\/td>\n Hybrid gearbox with integrated electric motors and KERS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cylinder<\/td>\n V8 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capacity<\/td>\n 5.0 litre<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power\/Torque<\/td>\n 620 PS \/ 720 Nm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rev limit<\/td>\n 8,500 rpm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0-100 km\/h<\/td>\n 4.0 seconds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top speed<\/td>\n 315 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO2 approx (CO2\/km)<\/td>\n 220 g\/km**<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/td>\n 1,800 kg<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seats<\/td>\n 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transmission<\/td>\n Full Hybrid transmission<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drive<\/td>\n RWD, AWD optional<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start of production<\/td>\n Early 2015 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enters the market<\/td>\n Spring 2015 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price indication<\/td>\n Circa \u00a3120,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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**Using optional hybrid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Enter the Eterne, the four door super saloon from Lotus. If the Elite is elegance incarnate then the Eterne is elegance redefined. The Eterne is a true four door, four seater sports GT. It\u2019s the ultimate expression of refined style, sophistication and grace. But wait. An elegant, graceful sports car? Surely not. A sports car … <\/p>\n

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