The nimble mid-engine two-seater featured a revolutionary lightweight design that made the Miata seem like a porker. Weight, as any race-car engineer will attest, is the enemy of performance. It ...

Lotus isn’t a brand one would immediately associate with the V8 engine; although some versions of the Esprit were fitted with this type of engine towards the end of the model’s lifespan, over two ...

If the original Lotus Elise’s sub-2000 lbs (907 kg) curb weight looked light at launch 30 years ago, it seems like witchcraft today when many family SUVs are three times as heavy. But now a UK company ...