The 2013 Lotus Elan, revealed at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, won't be seeing production for fear of it stepping on the toes of the all-new Esprit, but there's good news to come from its demise: Lotus ...

The Lotus Elan is a little front-engine, rear-drive roadster that was once sold as parts that would need to be assembled before enjoyed. This was back in the 1960s. Fifty years later, a new concept ...

Designed by Colin Chapman, the Lotus Mark I from 1948 paved the way for the open-top Seven that embodies the British automaker’s philosophy. Stupidly fun in the twisties though it may be, the ...

Justin Cupler has been a member of the TopSpeed team since 2012. Justin's love for cars started back when he was just five years old, helping his dad work on his 1957 Chevy Bell Air and then his 1966 ...

Lotus has developed excellent and unusual cars in equal measure. The Lotus Eclat and Excel top the list of obscure releases. The Eclan, while brilliant, gets its fair share of downvotes – it’s not the ...

Ever since the Lotus Esprit V8 went out of production in 2004, Lotus has been exclusively using Toyota engines for its cars. While these motors have provided power and reliability, many customers of ...

Of the first cars produced by Colin Chapman's company, Lotus, most were racers, and only a few were sports cars. Two of those, the Seven (1957-70) and the Elan (1962-73), became motoring icons. Yet ...

The original Lotus Elan was one of the first commercial successes for the British company. It was produced from 1962 to 1975 and embodied Colin Chapman's “add lightness” credo, with a curb weight of ...

It’s not unheard of for an automaker to collaborate with other manufacturers in developing technologies and platforms for shared use. In rare circumstances, some brands have even resorted to buying ...