Between 1957 and 1963, Lotus lost money on every Type 14 Elite they sold. Instead of a conventional separate body and chassis, the Elite was built around an advanced monocoque made from glass…
Read MoreHaving shown much promise, initially in Touring Cars and then Formula Junior, Jochen Rindt was soon able to turn professional. The 1965 season saw Rindt drive for Cooper in F1 and win Le Mans…
Read MoreWhile some of its contemporaries have ballooned in value over the last 20 years, the Type 14 Lotus Elite still remains relatively accessible. With its perfectly proportioned bodywork, state-of-art…
Read MoreIn addition to his two Drivers’ titles and 25 wins from 72 World Championship Formula 1 starts, Jim Clark’s remarkable career saw him collect an additional 19 non-championship F1 victories, a win at…
Read MoreHaving already released a couple of super hardcore Sport-badged variants since the Elise had gone into production during mid 1996, Lotus unveiled a souped-up mainstream iteration dubbed the Elise…
Read MoreAlthough in later years the Turbo generally stole all the headlines when it came anything Esprit, the normally aspirated variants with their fizzy engines and lightweight mid-engined delicacy were…
Read MoreLike other late 20th century automotive icons such as the Porsche 911, Lamborghini Countach and Aston Martin V8, the Lotus Esprit was good enough to warrant a remarkably long production run – in…
Read MoreOther than Porsche’s 911, few cars can rival the Lotus Esprit for the longevity of its styling. Originally penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro and subsequently updated by the Ital Design chief for the Turbo…
Read MoreWhen it came to in-house-built high performance Saloon cars, BMW’s Motorsport division had the sector pretty much sewn up throughout the 1980s. However, when General Motors acquired Lotus in…
Read MoreLotus created the Type 62 for a works campaign in the 1969 two-litre Group 6 Prototype class. Two chassis were built and they appeared in the same Gold Leaf colours as the Team Lotus F1 cars. Using…
Read MoreConceived as a more compact replacement for previous models like the Mk9 and Mk10, the Lotus Eleven went on to become arguably the most successful small displacement sports racing car of its…
Read MoreOnce a couple of early production issues had been sorted, the critically acclaimed Type 26 Elan swelled the coffers at Lotus. Two years after launch, and with around 800 units completed, an S2…
Read MoreIn 1967, Lotus main dealer Mike Spence Ltd. created the Elan BRM special edition which most notably offered a tuned engine and unique colour scheme. At the time, Mike Spence was in his…
Read MoreHaving studied structural engineering at University College London, Colin Chapman left higher education without a degree in 1948. He subsequently went on to do a brief stint with the Royal Air…
Read MoreHaving set the world of motor racing alight with a line of immensely successful sports cars, Lotus introduced the state-of-art Type 14 Elite at the London Motor Show in October 1957. Based around…
Read MoreHaving been launched in 172bhp normally aspirated and 215bhp turbocharged trim during late 1987, Lotus added a range-topping version of their restyled X180 Esprit in May 1989. The resultant…
Read MoreIn the year 2000, Lotus Sport arranged a one-make racing series for specially prepared versions of the Elise that were supplied, maintained, set-up and transported by the factory. A grid of over 20…
Read MoreBy the darn of the new millennium, Lotus were offering three different variations of the critically acclaimed Elise. There was the entry level 118bhp version launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in…
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