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1995 Lotus Esprit S4S

Posted May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 The PetrolHeadLeave a commentPosted in Fantasy Garage

Colin Chapman, the Lotus boss, saw an opportunity in 1980 to move the Lotus road-car range upmarket with the introduction of the Esprit Turbo. This was a logical step after his initial moves in 1974 with the launch of the Eclat and the Esprit launch in 1975 (replacing the Elan and the Europa). History 1970 […]

A Lotus with heated seats and an auto box?

Posted February 10, 2020February 23, 2020 The PetrolHeadLeave a commentPosted in New Cars

At the Geneva motorshow in 2010 I made a beeline for the Lotus Evora. I was anxious to see this new Lotus, as I had recently test driven a Lotus Elise and discovered that you had to synchronise your breathing with your passenger – if they were inhaling I had to be exhaling such was […]