Lotus->ke49 hasn't exactly had the best run in the past few months, so it's not surprising that the company is canceling its plans for all future models, including the one model that was thought to be the sole survivor of Bahar's plans: the long-rumored new generation Esprit->ke2303.

The new Esprit was previewed by its concept version back at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, while the company was still in the hands of the controversial Dany Bahar. Now that Bahar is gone, and DRB-Hicom is running the show, most of Bahar's concepts have been given the heave-ho. All that is supposedly left now is the Elise->ke1678, Exige->ke525, and Evora->ke3240. These models were originally on the list of axed models, but have since received a reprieve. At least for now.

The Evora is the only relatively new model in Lotus' line-up, having just been launched in 2008. The Elise and Exige have been on the market ever since 1995. This means that Lotus' new plans to drop the Esprit will begin the company's new era with an old lineup. Hopefully, they have plans in place to change that.

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