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Lotus gears up for future endurance racing glory with E-R9 concept car

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The iconic British marque says its E-R9 concept could be on the starting grid of circuits around the world for the 2030 season.Finished in striking black and gold like Lotus racers of yesteryear, the EV features a sleek fighter jet-style canopy centrally mounted in a delta-wing upper body.E-R stands for Endurance Racer, while 9 is the car’s competition number carefully chosen in tribute to the firm’s racing past.The team made its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Lotus Mark IX, with company founder Colin Chapman among the drivers, in 1955.

So if the E-R9 races in 2030, it would be in celebration of the Mark IX’s 75th anniversary.Innovations include “morphing” body panels that would deliver minimum drag on the straights and maximum.

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