Production chronology2006–2010
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LotusEuropa S
Production2006–2010
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassSports car
Also known asLotus Type 121
Background
The Lotus Europa S is a sports car built by the British company Lotus Cars from 2006 until 2010. It has a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and was designed to be a more comfortable variant of the driver-focused Lotus Elise and its derivative, the Exige. The Europa S revived the Europa nameplate previously used in the 1960s and 1970s.
Text adapted from “Lotus Europa S” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
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Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2006
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Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗1 year