Mike Kimberley, Group Lotus CEO remarked, “We are delighted to have supported this event and reinforce our commitment to Sony Entertainment with whom we have a long and valuable relationship. I’d like to commend the GT5 Prologue team on this outstanding product and thank them for recreating our Lotus Elise with such integrity and accuracy. We worked very closely with the GT5 team to make sure the all the Lotus cars in the game are accurate virtual representations of the real cars and that they perform as closely to the real thing as gameplay allows. ”

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe reinforced this sentiment remarking, "Lotus have always been an integral part of the Gran Turismo experience, and their ongoing support and commitment to excellence translates into the quality of their cars in game".

Lotus have appeared in 9 of the Bafta award-winning Gran Tourism series and are set to feature in ‘Gran Turismo 5’, the full title, which launches in 2009.