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2014 Lotus Elite

2014 Lotus Elite

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Lotus’s newest model, the Elite, will debut at the upcoming Paris auto show. The Elite will sport a big V-8 up front and looks radical than the Elise and Evora.

The 5.0-liter V-8 will produce 542 hp at 8000 rpm in the standard car, 612 at 8000 in the R-Spec trim. Both will come only with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, which recent patent filings suggest was developed in-house. A hybrid model will sit atop the range.

The cost of the new Lotus Elite will start at about $180,000.

More at Car and Driver.