AutoExpress Photoshop Happy with Esprit FAKE
Is this real or just to sell magazines?
As mentioned on a thread about this article on the LEF, this article doesn't seem to ring true. Looking a little deeper we find www.beyond-form.com have mocked this up for AutoExpress.

Just look at the images on the left. A Hotweels concept (orange) for the front, a Lambo Estoque concept (silver) for the wheels and a a Lambo Gallardo (silver) for the roof line and rear. Take the rear off the Evora/Elise/Exige and you have a car that looks like the above.

We doubt you'll ever seen anything like this from Lotus and I'm sure we'll see plenty more journalist making news where there isn't any.