{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Russell Carr''' is an English 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<ref>{{cite journal |title=Steve Cropley |journal=Autocar |date=28 March 2018 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=RUSSELL CARR APPOINTED HEAD OF DESIGN FOR LOTUS |url=http://www.lotuscars.com/news/corporate/russell-carr-appointed-head-design-lotus |website=Lotus |accessdate=21 August 2018 |date=21 October 2014}}</ref> When the Chinese Geely acquired Lotus in 2017, Carr remained in charge of sports car design, but reporting to Peter Horbury,<ref>{{cite web |title=Lotus SUV will put brand in 'more luxury' market |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-beijing-motor-show/lotus-suv-will-put-brand-more-luxury-market |website=Autocar |accessdate=21 August 2018 |date=24 April 2018}}</ref> whom he previously worked with in the late 1980s at MGA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Horbury: the British designer behind fast-growing Geely |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/peter-horbury-british-designer-behind-fast-growing-geely |website=Autocar |accessdate=21 August 2018 |date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
==Designs== thumb|Lotus Evora
*Lotus Esprit facelift *Lotus Europa S *Lotus Evija *Lotus Emira *Lotus Evora<ref>{{cite web |title=New design chief at Lotus |url=https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/industry-news/lotus/new-design-chief-at-lotus/ |website=Car |accessdate=21 August 2018 |date=22 October 2014}}</ref>
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