Lotus: A New Dawn

Overview

This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer 'Lotus'. In the past 'Lotus' has been famous for producing championship winning race cars and iconic sports cars, but it has struggled to remain in profit. With a new investor and managing director at the helm, they set out to build the first new Lotus road cars in over a decade. From the last ever petrol powered car, the 'Emira' and also their first pure electric British hypercar the 2000 brake horsepower 'Evija'.

Top Cast

Bill Nighy

Self - Narrator (voice)

John Sharp

Self - Lotus Senior Engineer

Colin Chapman

Self (archive footage)

Clive Chapman

Self - Director of Classic Team Lotus