Lotus will hit the European and Asian markets in October 2013 with a hybrid mini car named Lotus City Car. The City Car concept has a range of 40 miles in electric mode but it can go an additional 288 miles with the compact three-cylinder gasoline engine.

Reaching 60 mph in 9 seconds and 102 mph as top speed with a 53 kW electric engine combined with the 1.2 liter three-cylinder gasoline engine, the Lotus City Car looks pretty interesting.

The new mini-car was being developed in conjunction with Lotus’ parent company Proton, as well as a third as yet unnamed automaker. There will be three different variants of the vehicle: a low-cost model for … Read More