It makes little sense to discuss the legacy of the Lotus Elan, but given this wasn’t necessarily the most popular car in the United States, few people actually know that a +2 model was also released.

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Lotus and its founder Colin Chapman had developed quite a reputation for building potent, lightweight sports and racing cars by the early 1960s. A force to be reckoned with in both sports car racing ...

Back in the 1960s, there was a tendency for manufacturers to build sports cars that were on the larger and heavier side. However, Lotus didn’t subscribe to this approach and decided to build a compact ...