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Created from old schematics, this new, modernized vintage-look racer should be a blast.When it comes to the history of sports ...
Colin Chapman was no ordinary man ... with a pull rod-actuated suspension front and rear. This car would be the last Lotus F1 assembled with a hybrid approach, utilizing flat carbon and kevlar ...
Lotus’s entrepreneurial boss Colin Chapman was keen to have a slice of this pie and told Team designer Geoff Ferris to come up with a proposal for a car to compete in the series. Work on this ...
Readers of CAR will need no introduction to Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus cars and a man whose ‘simplify, then add lightness’ mantra continues to resonate with enthusiasts of all stripes ...
In an era when performance vehicle curb weights that start with a “5” are becoming alarmingly commonplace, the Lotus Emira presents itself as a refreshing throwback. Although elements of its chassis ...
team boss and automotive legend Colin Chapman sketched a new design on a napkin while dining out. That sketch resulted in a revolutionary car that brought Lotus and Jim Clark their first-ever ...
The greatest names in sports car racing dominated it: McLaren and Porsche, mostly. But right around the time that McLaren was whoopin’ everybody, Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus, gave it a try.
One day, several months after his Indy 500 win in 2018, Will Power tried to explain just how much the event means for its ...
Lotus is launching a new personalization division with the new Chapman Bespoke. Named after Lotus’ founders Colin and Hazel Chapman, the new division will offer three main services – tailor ...
Weight, as any race-car engineer will attest ... the Lotus Elise was the road-going personification of late Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s “Simplify, then add lightness” ethos.
son of Lotus founder, Colin Chapman, joined the current version of his father's company to build this track-only car. The original design was penned by Team Lotus draftsman Geoff Ferris ...