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Last month, we told you that Lotus had decided to postpone the launch of the Elan to focus on the Evora and its variants. Well, the seemingly-bad news just turned into a promising initiative as the U.K.-based automaker plans to use funds from the Elan’s development to build its own range of V6 and V8 engines.
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Work on the new engines actually began late last year and the first prototype V8 “will fire up in July”. According to unidentified sources, it will generate around 550 to 570 horsepower and target Ferrari's V8.
Article: Lotus to produce own engines.