JCT600 has moved its Lotus dealership in Leeds to a larger, refurbished showroom ready for the British sportscar brand’s range expansion.

Lotus plans to launch more upmarket Ferrari-rivalling models, including an Esprit supercar, Elite 2+2 and Eterne grand tourer, within the next four years and expects its franchised network to improve their facilities and service levels to meet the expectations of wealthy customers.

JCT600, Yorkshire’s only Lotus franchisee, held an official opening for more than 150 customers at its more spacious showroom and focused service workshop at Gelderd Road.

It occupies a former Aston Martin showroom and neighbours JCT600's Leeds site.

The AM100 dealer group’s established Lotus team under sales manager Andy Bryan has moved across from its previous Brooklands Lotus site at Lower Wortley.

Michael Carr, general manager of Lotus Leeds, said: “As well as the refurbished and larger sales and service facilities, we are introducing fixed priced servicing to give customers greater clarity on costs.”