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 ...

This 1991 Lotus Elan M100, finished in Monaco White, has spent most of its life in California and remains in top-tier condition with just 41,000 miles. Well-maintained and recently serviced, it runs ...

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 ...

Traditional Lotus cars are often controversial, and the Elan M100 is considered by many not to be a real Lotus. This model is frequently overlooked in Lotus' history due to its pricing, driven wheels, ...

Lotus Cars, the British manufacturer that won seven constructors’ championships in Formula 1, is the stuff automotive legends are made of. The artisan of the Hethel-based automaker is Colin Chapman, ...

Lotus Engineering Ltd. was founded in North London by Colin Chapman in 1952, four years after the engineer built his first trials car in his garage, a not unheard-of story about small British car and ...