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Encor Design remasters Lotus Esprit with carbon-fiber Series 1

Posted by Kevin Jost | Dec 5, 2025 | Aftermarket, Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Passenger Cars, Startups, Vehicles

About 50 years after the Paris debut of the Esprit S1, the UK startup’s Series 1 is a respectful, ground-up remastering of the original, rebuilt with a carbon bodyshell, modern engineering and a renewed design philosophy, with deliveries beginning in Q2 2026 on a limited production run of 50 cars.

Theory 1 electric concept goes back to Lotus basics

Posted by Kevin Jost | Oct 4, 2024 | Design, Electrification, Materials, Passenger Cars, Vehicles

With the concept car, company designers wanted to build a car with as few materials as possible using a “Challenge of 10” strategy to demonstrate a renewed commitment to minimalism in a nod to the simplicity of construction and lightweight principles of the company’s “heritage vehicles.”

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