30/07/2008 08:12. The highly-rumored new Lotus Esprit was put on hold while the company fast-tracked the new Evora, and won't be showing up until 2011 according to Lotus CEO Mike Kimberly in a recent Autocar report. According to the British publication, the Esprit is headed back to the drawing board, as Kimberly was not impressed with previous versions developed before he returned to Lotus in 2006. // MotorTrend Magazine