Sydney show: Europa debuts for Lotus

FAMED British sportscar-maker Lotus came out with all guns blazing at Sydney yesterday by revealing a new flagship coupe at one end of its range and a new entry-level roadster at the other.

Firmly in the limelight was the Lotus answer to Porsche’s Cayman, the all-new Europa S two-seater coupe, which goes on sale in late January priced at $109,990 in manual-only guise.

At the other end of the Lotus line-up is a new Elise S convertible variant, which ditches the roadster’s now defunct Rover K-Series four-cylinder in favour of a 1.8-litre Toyota engine that offers 100kW.

Priced from $69,990 and now on sale, the Elise S comes standard with air-conditioning and a manual transmission.

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