Small 2-Seater 2013 Lotus New Elan Paris Auto Show

This is 2013 Lotus Elan, slated for a summer 2013 debut, is a closed car powered by a pressure-charged 450-horsepower 4.0-liter V6. This is the third-generation car to use the Elan name. Like the Esprit, it's optionally available as a hybrid.

This third Elan, slated for a summer 2013 debut, is a closed car powered by a pressure-charged 450-horsepower 4.0-liter V6 with a seven-speed transmission, making it a very different animal from its predecessors, a fact that keen Lotus fans — and there are many — may struggle with. They may also regret its near-cookie-cutter resemblance to the new Lotus Esprit and the smaller Elise.

2013 Lotus Elan Specifications

• Weight 1,295 kg

• Layout 2 seater (optional 2+2), mid-engined, rear wheel drive

• Engine Petrol, hybrid optional

• Hybrid technology Optional KERS

• Cylinder V6

• Capacity 4.0 litre

• Transmission 7 Speed DCT

• Drive RWD

• Power/Torque 450 PS / 465 Nm

• Rev limit 7,800 rpm

• 0-100 km/h 3.5 seconds

• Top speed 310 km/h

• CO2 approx (CO2/km) 199 g/km

PARIS - The 2013 Lotus Elan, unveiled at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, is a sports car, and it's an Elan - but not as we know it