Lotus esprit (s1-s3)

August’s Silverstone Festival will play host to a massive 50th birthday bash for the Lotus Esprit – we drive each generation to get a sense of what makes this sports car so special

Design is not a democracy.” Such a bold statement, wonderfully out of tune with modern group-think, could only apply to a car as radical as the Lotus Esprit. These words were only uttered today by Gio

We think of the Porsche 911 as being the stalwart of the junior supercar world, but after 28 years and more than 10,000 sales, the Lotus Esprit in all its guises was probably the closest contender. An

2001-2005 From K-series smoothie to V6 firecracker, this Z-car is a performance car bargain

James Walshe says the time has come to properly celebrate BL’s luxurious saloon…

In 1961 the Beetle had 1192cc and had only just received an all-synchro ’box. It had been immensely successful, but nobody imagined it had decades more life in it. And Volkswagen wanted to expand beyo