Lotus · 1966–2010
Lotus Europa
The Lotus Europa name is used on two distinct mid-engine GT cars built by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. The original Europa and its variants comprise the Lotus Types 46, 47, 54, 65 and 74, and were produced between 1966 and 1975. The name was later revived in the Type 121 Europa S, a sports car based on the Lotus Elise produced from 2006 to 2010.
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On UK roads6522025 Q4
Generations & variants
Photos
UK vehicles on the road
385 licensed and 267 SORN (652 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 500 |
| 2015 | 508 |
| 2016 | 522 |
| 2017 | 518 |
| 2018 | 541 |
| 2019 | 567 |
| 2020 | 574 |
| 2021 | 594 |
| 2022 | 615 |
| 2023 | 616 |
| 2024 | 637 |
| 2025 | 652 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q1629659CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_EuropaCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1376916619 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.