Awards
2007
- Eastern Daily Press 2007 Best Industry/Education Link Award
- Eastern Daily Press 2007 Environment Award
- Mike Kimberley, CEO of Group Lotus, thirteenth in the Top 50 All-Time Most Influential People in the Automotive Industry - AOL Motoring
2006
- European Aluminium Award 2006 in the "Transport and Automotive" category held at "Aluminium 2006" - 6th World Trade Fair and Conference in Essen, Germany - Lotus Versatile Vehicle Architecture
2004
- "Bronze Award for Best New Websites" - Group Lotus plc Official Website - Webuser internet magazine
- Die sportlichsten Autos des Jahres 2004 (The Sportiest Cars of the Year 2004: "Roadster and Cabriolets up to €60.000" category - Winner: Lotus Elise 111R - Sport Auto (Germany) Magazine
- Specialist Manufacturer Award 2004 - Winner : Lotus Cars Ltd. - Auto Express Magazine
- Best Sportscar 2004 - Winner: Lotus Elise 111R - BBC Top Gear Magazine
2003
- Best Roadster Award - Winner: Vauxhall VX220 - What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2003
- Car of the Year - Sports category - Winner: Lotus Sports Elise 135R - UK Horizions TV - linked to Top Gear TV
2002
- The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2002
- Best Roadster Award - Winner: Vauxhall VX220 - What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2002
2001
- Best Driver's Car (2001): Lotus Elise - Autocar
- Sideways Challenge 2001: Gavan Kershaw - Autocar
- Best Roadster (2001): Lotus Elise - Auto Express New Car Honours
- British Design Excellence: Lotus Elise - The Design Council, Great Expectations exhibition
- Best Roadster Award - Winner: Vauxhall VX220 - What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2001
- Best Roadster Award - Second place - Lotus Elise -- What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2001
- Top 100 Performance Cars of All Time - 9th place - Lotus Elise (note: Elan T26 - 52nd, Carlton 54th, Esprit - 60th, 340R - 65th, Cortina - 80th
2000
- Top Engineering Team - Highly Commended - Speedster / VX220 - Autocar
- Sideways Challenge 2001: Gavan Kershaw - Autocar
- Drift Challenge 2000 - Sport Auto
- Die Sportlichsten Autos 2000 - Winner Category C - Sport Auto
- Best Open Top Car 2000 - What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2000
- Design Award 2000 - Auto Vum Joer
- Sideways Challenge 2000 - Autocar
- New Car Honours 2000 - Commended - Autoexpress
- Used Car Honours 2000 - Commended - Autoexpress
1999
- Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation Award for Engineering Excellence 1999
- Business of the Year 1999 - Eastern Daily Press
- Business Development Award 1999 - Eastern Daily Press
- Sideways Challenge 2001: Alastair McQueen - Autocar
- Best Open Top Car 1999 - What Car? Car of the Year Awards 1999
- Top Sports Car 1999 - Top Gear Magazine
- Sideways Challenge 1999 - Autocar
- Die Sportlichsten Autos 1999 - Winner Category C - Sport Auto
1998
- Die Sportlichsten Autos 1998 - Winner Category C - Sport Auto
- Sideways Challenge 2001: Alastair McQueen - Autocar
- Best Open Top Car 1998 - What Car? Car of the Year Awards 1998
- Die Sportlichsten Autos 1998 - Winner Category C - Sport Auto
- Top Sports Car 1998 - Top Gear Magazine
1997
- 1997 Sporting Car Honour - Auto Express New Car Honours 1997
- Die Sportlichsten Autos 1997 - Winner Category C - Sport Auto
- Car of the Year, Best Roadster - What Car? Car of the Year Awards 1997
- Top Sports Car 1997 - Top Gear Magazine
1996
- Best Car of the Year 1996 - The Times
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CAR Magazine : Design and Technology Awards 1996 :
- Best Innovation in Production - Chassis and Brakes- Most Innovative Production Car- Reader's Vote: Best Designed New Car
- Technical Award 1996 - Chassis - Autocar
- Performance Car of the Year 1996 - Performance Car
- Best Handling Car 1996 - Autocar Magazine
- 1996 European Aluminium Award (Automotive) for Passenger Cars
- Finalist - The Prince of Wales Award for Innovation
- Die Sportlichsten Autos '96 - Winner Category C - Sport Auto
- Most Fun Car - Auto Week - Frankfurt 1995
- Winner - Innovation Category - Anglia Business Awards 1995
