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1962 Lotus Elan

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The Lotus Elan was launched in October 1962 at the British Motorshow, just as the Sixties started swinging.

1966 Lotus Europa

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The original Lotus Europa used Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s minimalist steel backbone chassis that was first used in the Lotus Elan.

1973 Lotus Elite

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Like all production Lotuses since the Elan, the Elite II used fiberglass for the hatchback bodyshell, mounted on a steel backbone chassis.

1976 Lotus Esprit

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The Esprit was launched in October 1975 at the Paris Auto Show, and went into production in June 1976.

1990 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton

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On its launch at the end of 1986 the Vauxhall Carlton earned itself the accolade of European Car of the Year.

1996 Lotus Elise

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The design philosophy of Lotus is “Performance through light weight”, a philosophy first adopted by the founder of Lotus, Colin Chapman.

2002 Lotus Elise

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The Lotus Elise has a hand-finished fiberglass body shell atop its aluminium extrusion and bonded frame that provides a rigid platform.

2002 Lotus Esprit V8

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The Esprit V8 used Lotus’ self-developed all-aluminum, twin-turbocharged 90-degree V8, Code-named Type 918.

2005 Lotus Elise Spyder1 Custom

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Inspired by only the purest of sports cars, the Spyder 1 focuses on performance through light weight.

2005 Lotus Exige Sport 240R

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A limited edition high performance sportscar with total global build volumes kept strictly to 50 cars.

2006 Lotus Europa S

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The new Lotus Europa S, a Grand Tourer inspired two-seater will provide Lotus a spectacular sportscar with significantly enhanced levels of touring and cruising capability.

2006 Lotus Exige S

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The Lotus Exige S is the latest addition to the Lotus Exige range and is a real sportscar that redefines the term “Extreme Performance”.

2007 Lotus 2-Eleven

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The Lotus 2-Eleven is aimed at the true track day enthusiast, taking Colin Chapman’s philosophy of “Performance Through Light Weight” to its most extreme level yet.

2007 Lotus Elise S

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As the new entry-level car, the Lotus Elise S may not be the fastest or quickest Elise in the range, but the acceleration, performance and handling is class leading.