Welcome to another installment of Cars Of Future Past, a series at Jalopnik where we flip through the pages of history to explore long-forgotten concepts and how they had a hand in shaping the cars we ...

In February 2000, Lotus took the car world by surprise by putting the radical 340R concept into production. The lightweight special became available to the public in a limited run of 340 units, all ...

This article originally appeared in the February 2001 issue of Road & Track. The Brits have always been a reckless breed. Back in the days of adventure and exploration, they would travel to the ends ...

The Exige Cup 380 may be the most hardcore road-going Lotus for the time being, but if it wasn’t for the 340R, the Hethel-based automaker might’ve gone a different way. And let’s face it, the 340R ...

Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

The original Lotus Elise is widely considered one of the purest sports cars ever made. Weighing just 1600 lb and stripped of anything that might add unnecessary ballast or spoil the connection between ...