NORFOLK, England-Group Lotus has announced that it is developing a new mid-engine sports car, to be manufactured at the company's headquarters facility in Hethel, England. Production will begin in early 2008. The new car will take the place of the Lotus Esprit, which went out of production in 2004.
For more than a year, Lotus has been working to improve the efficiency and flexibility of its Hethel plant, and the process will continue during rampup for this latest production effort.