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Russell Carr

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

Career

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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

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Lotus Evora

References

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