THE LOTUS EUROPA MAY NOT HAVE been the first mid-engined road car to enter the sports car arena in 1967, but it was the one that would make the most waves. Produced until 1972, the Europa sold more ...

Although it resembles a low-slung delivery vehicle, the ultra-lightweight, mid-engine Europa is one of the greatest driver's cars ever built. For most enthusiasts today, a great driver's car must have ...

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I really wanted this one to work out. Really, I did. A classic Lotus for less than $1,000, even with floorboards that contain an entire ecosystem, is a rare find. It’s exactly the kind of find that a ...

Europa S is a GT type two seater automobile designed to complement the very successful Lotus Elise sports car and its derivative, the Exige. The name is borrowed from the legendary Lotus Europa of the ...

This article originally appeared in the May 1970 issue of Road & Track. We can almost picture the scene: Colin Chapman, looking over the shoulder of his chief draftsman, is approached by his business ...

Lotus Europa is about to be removed from the sportscar manufacturer’s vehicle line-up, as the model’s target audience will be covered by the new Evora. According to Autoblog, the Lotus European dealer ...

Despite the popularity of its lightweight sports car duo, the Elise and Exige, U.K.-based automaker Lotus has refused to bring its Europa coupe to North America, preferring to sell it only in Europe.

The nimble handling Lotus Europa was certainly an automobile well ahead of its time. Introduced in 1966, the low-slung Europa was Britain’s first mid-engine sports car, and its unique design and ...

Open-wheeled sports cars are cool but probably not as cool as this hardly recognizable 1970 Lotus Europa. Yes, underneath that shiny body lies a classic Lotus sports car, and despite the radical ...

Rumor has it that Colin Chapman only came up with the Lotus Europa to win the GT40 project from Ford. Unfortunately for him, that contract landed at Lola, after which Chapman was forced to use the ...

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