This vintage Venturi was supposed to compete with Aston Martin and Ferrari, but just 57 were sold.
The Lotus Etna was to be the Esprit's successor while the M200 Speedster was designed after a bikini.
Here's a look at the Type 135, which sure looks Esprit-inspired
Automakers should support some classic models long after their production has ended
Looking for retro Lotus looks but in a more reliable package.
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I’d argue that there is no automotive company with a more emblematic figurehead than Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman.…
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The Lotus Esprit is a quintessentially 1990s small-batch supercar. Its intensely pointy body is punctuated by square…
Take some time today, if you haven’t in a while, to admire the Lotus Esprit. Why doesn’t it get more credit for being an enduring, compelling design? The world doesn’t make sense sometimes.
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The Lotus Esprit’s initial design was a classic shape, one that Lotus didn’t want to change for a good three…
Incredibly rare cars are left abandoned on roadsides and shipping containers, and stacked up high in junkyards.
You can never get enough Esprit.
Lotus built over 10,000 Lotus Esprits through nearly 30 years in a brave and generous effort to ensure it does not…
This anecdote has been making the rounds following the passing of Sir Roger Moore at 89 yesterday. What a class act that guy was.
I previously wrote about my confusion over Lotus dredging up a one-off Lotus Evora ‘themed’ around the famous Esprit…
Being a huge James Bond nerd, this latest teaser for whatever Lotus has planned for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show…
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Have you always wanted a Lotus Esprit, but held off from buying one because you felt it wouldn’t fit with your…
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People will start to realize soon enough how great the fourth-generation of the Lotus Esprit is, so I suggest…
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Like our previous two entries in our Bond countdown, 1981’s For Your Eyes Only manages to tick all of the boxes of…
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If you want a 200 mph supercar, it’s easy. Just go to your local Lambo dealer and put down a couple hundred large.…