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"Sure, the Lotus Omega (aka the Carlton) made for quite the cool, power-slide-friendly family sedan of the &amp;#039;90s, but the upcoming Eterne will catapult Lotus&amp;#039; 4-door vehicle reputation to a whole new level. If the Eterne appears to be a direct challenge to Porsche&amp;#039;s Panamera Turbo and Aston Martin&amp;#039;s Rapide, well, it is, as this sexy new saloon looks to deliver on every level\u2014with style and performance\u2014when it arrives in 2015.   At 197 in. long, this front-engine 4-seater sits right in between the Rapide and Panamera in length, but is the narrowest of the three at 74.8 in. It shares the supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 powerplant (sourced from Lexus) with the upcoming Elite, an engine that puts out between 562 bhp and 612 bhp, driving the rear wheels through Lotus&amp;#039; new epicyclic transmission. The transmission, which will feature a &amp;quot;unique electronic selector,&amp;quot; integrates twin electric motors that are also said to help reduce CO2 emissions by 40 percent. Optional with this powertrain is a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) push-to-pass feature, providing an extra 49 bhp with a touch of a button, while the computer-controlled continuously variable suspension adjusts to provide optimal vehicle dynamics for various situations.   Like the rest of Lotus&amp;#039; bold new lineup, the Eterne will be built on a variation of Lotus&amp;#039; next-generation modular Versatile Vehicle Architecture (VVA), a lightweight structure of formed aluminum bonded together with carbon-fiber body panels. The Eterne is just a part of Lotus&amp;#039; grand plan to begin building and selling upward of 8000 cars per year. But at a range-topping price of $190,000, it likely won&amp;#039;t be Lotus&amp;#039; volume seller. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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