Lotus: A New Dawn

Overview

This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer Lotus. Once famous for its championship-winning race cars and iconic sports cars, Lotus has struggled to remain in profit. A new investor and managing director set out to build the first new Lotus road cars in over a decade: their final petrol-powered car Emira and their first pure electric British hypercar, the 2000bhp Evija.

Directed by Stephen Mizelas

Top cast

Bill Nighy

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Colin Chapman

Self (archive footage)

Clive Chapman

Self - Director of Classic Team Lotus

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John Sharp

Self - Lotus Senior Engineer

Details