Russell Carr Explained

Russell Carr is a British car designer and was appointed head of design of Lotus Cars in 2014.

Career

Russell studied Industrial Design transportation at Coventry Polytechnic, graduating in 1988. He started work at the Coventry-based MGA Developments^[1] before he joined Lotus in 1990 and worked on a number of projects before being appointed head of design in November 2014, replacing Donato Coco.^[2] When the Chinese Geely acquired Lotus in 2017, Carr remained in charge of sports car design, but reporting to Peter Horbury,^[3] whom he previously worked with in the late 1980s at MGA.^[4]

Designs

• Lotus Esprit facelift
• Lotus Europa S
• Lotus Evija
• Lotus Emira
• Lotus Evora^[5]

Notes and References

1. Steve Cropley . Autocar . 28 March 2018 .
2. Web site: RUSSELL CARR APPOINTED HEAD OF DESIGN FOR LOTUS . Lotus . 21 August 2018 . 21 October 2014.
3. Web site: Lotus SUV will put brand in 'more luxury' market . Autocar . 21 August 2018 . 24 April 2018.
4. Web site: Peter Horbury: the British designer behind fast-growing Geely . Autocar . 21 August 2018 . 31 March 2018.
5. Web site: New design chief at Lotus . Car . 21 August 2018 . 22 October 2014.