Lotus Celebrates 60th Birthday with $266,500 Diamond-Set Europa
Continuing its 60th anniversary celebrations, Lotus has produced a real gem of a car, and we mean this literally as the customized Europa coupe has received a special treatment from Overall, Winsor Bishop supplied Lotus with around £111,000 (€139,400 or $196,500) worth of diamonds which have been applied to the bespoke gear knob, controls, rev counter, speed dials and the Lotus nose-badge. -Continued
Other than that, the one-off Europa features a special leather trim whilst on the outside, Lotus applied an exclusive paint finish with a high gloss black base adorned with tiny glass flakes giving the appearance the car has been showered with diamonds. Tinted glass and black and silver wheels complete the scheme. -
Mike Kimberley, Group Lotus CEO had this to say about the bespoke Europa, “I’m always proud to launch a special edition Lotus and this commemorative, bespoke Lotus for our Diamond Anniversary is very special indeed. We are a global, high technology engineering consultancy and sportscar company and reaching this special milestone demonstrates our tenacity and creativity as much as our expertise and professionalism.â€
Understandably, the commemorative Lotus Europa that will be on display in Hethel will be fitted with replica diamonds so don’t go try picking out anything shiny…
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