‘in the eclat, you probably average a higher speed than an esprit would manage’

The Esprit is 50. Helped by dedicated owners and the people who created it, we tell the story of the Lotus that dared to be different

More exotic than an Italian and faster than a German? James Walshe says the Esprit’s time has come!

Discreet good taste and well put together ...

THE WELSH FARMER IS NONE TOO IMPRESSED with our group of 1990s icons. Reckons we’re always up here causing a nuisance, driving like idiots and making too much bloody noise. John Barker is patiently ex

LOTUS ELISE SPORT 240 FINAL EDITION

Not content with having a mint Plus 2, owned since 1980, Kevin and Diane decided to have one each, and bought a Sprint. The pair tell us why they are not afraid to use them – whatever the weather