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While there is currently much investigation into alternative forms of propulsion, making conventional gasoline and diesel engines more
efficient remains a priority.
Downsizing - using smaller, more efficient but more powerful engines - is recognised as an important route to making vehicles greener. Pressure charging, combined with direct injection and new valvetrain technologies, is fundamental to effective downsizing. Lotus' impressive track record on pressure charging makes us expert in this field.
However, the engine is integral to the driving experience. Our approach is to resist the temptation to downsize too aggressively at the expense of driveability and responsiveness. There is the expertise within Lotus to produce cost-effective downsized, low-CO2 engines that make vehicles that are a pleasure to drive.
Variable valvetrains, just one area in which Lotus is an acknowledged expert, is another technology integral to downsized engines of
the future. One of our core skills is understanding how best to integrate these and other technologies into a production-ready form.
Already several vehicle manufacturers are producing engines with Lotus' cam profile switching tappet system, providing widespread reduction of CO2 emissions.
Our knowledge of combustion, engine design, calibration and production, places Lotus at the forefront of highly efficient, downsized engine development, at a time when the market is demanding engines of this type.
