Lotus gives emira sports car turbo boost

FIRST THINGS FIRST: WE’RE NOT GOING to discuss politics. What’s proved a useful rule in polite conversation for decades now has a fresh pertinence when getting to the nitty-gritty of a new Lotus. Does

When a car offers both a four-cylinder and a six-cylinder engine, the four is the entry-level version and the six is the step up. That’s the conventional thinking, at least – and this presented Lotus

The Alpine A110 came out of left field. It was born during an era of Renault that was hardly the most adventurous, and yet it was its own thing. Light, cleverly engineered, achingly pretty and sensati

When a car offers both a four-cylinder and a six-cylinder engine, the four is the entry-level version and the six is the step up. That’s the conventional thinking, at least – and this presented Lotus

£254,200 OTR/£XXXXX as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew “THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE RESERVED fo

JUST HOW FAR HAVE WE COME SINCE THE 1980s? The hatchback I’m driving has 324bhp coursing through its front wheels. Deployed with a modicum of skill and mechanical sympathy, that’s sufficient to launch