Und alles wird gut Der Lotus Esprit ist in seiner langen Geschichte der perfekte Ausdruck von Ingenieurskunst, Einfallsreichtum, beständiger Entwicklung, Fahrfreude. Colin Chapman sah ja auch, wie da...
Lichthupe serienmässig 106 PS, das schafft heute jeder elektrische Hilfsmotor in einem Plug-in-Hybriden, auch wenn er nur den Zigarettenanzünder unterstützen muss. Doch als 1963 der Ford Cortina Lotu...
What exactly was the connection between Colin Chapman’s Lotus and John DeLorean’s DMC? How did Chapman keep Lotus going financially — and personally — in the years before his death? Through interview...
Images courtesy of Evro Publishing. Jim Clark was widely considered by his peers and fans as the best racing driver of the era, and his death in an April 1968 Formula 2 crash stunned the world. “If i...
Most times, automakers’ marketing efforts fall toward the ephemeral end of the scale. They are, after all, conceived for the short-term gains that lead to the next quarter’s sales figures, nothing mo...
John Miles at the Nuerburgring in 1970. Photo by Raimund Kommer. By the time John Miles began driving Formula 1 cars for Gold Leaf Team Lotus, the engineer-turned-racer had already proven his talent ...
Swinging‘ Sixties Die Swinging‘ Sixties waren zwar noch nicht richtig in Schwung gekommen, doch Jaguar hatte 1961 seinen E-Type vorgestellt, und 1962 kamen die Cobra und der 250 GTO von Ferrari , all...
I have this list of attainable vintage sports cars that I like to think I’ll be able to buy as mid-life crisis project, and the Lotus Europa is firmly planted on that list. Every time I see an articl...