Its design, featuring a fibreglass composite body over a rigid steel backbone chassis, was true to Lotus founder Colin Chapman's original philosophy of achieving performance through low …

2020年6月18日 · Get all the history, details, specs and photos of one of the greatest-driving sports cars of all time, the Lotus Elan.

The Elan was designed by Lotus Design legends Ron Hickman and John Frayling. Truly ahead of its time, the Elan was constructed around a steel backbone chassis, with the glass reinforced …

Big, expensive, powerful muscles cars. The Lotus Elan was very different, and typically Lotus – ultra modern, lightweight, rapid and huge fun. The Lotus M100 series Elan was launched in …

The Lotus Elan was re-launched in 1989 with a complete redesign for modern drivers. With a 1,588cc double overhead camshaft (DOHC) 16-valve engine, the all-new Elan was the only …

Overview: The original Elan, introduced in 1962, was a lightweight, nimble roadster that established Lotus’s reputation for engineering innovation and driving dynamics. Key Features: …

2024年1月31日 · A Lotus Elan is one of the great cars to bear the Lotus marque, and it is without doubt the model that marked the shift from Lotus being a maker of kit cars to them becoming a …

Replacing the Elite in 1962 was the Lotus Elan, using a backbone chassis rather than a monocoque for the first time in a road car. Developed as the Type 26 and designed by Ron …

2024年10月5日 · What your memory is summoning is the original '60s-era Lotus Elan that was the size of a beehive and so fragile that it could be demolished by, well, bees. Under review here …

Lotus promotional material concentrated on the comfort and safety aspects of the new model rather than the previously lauded ‘performance’ aspects of a Lotus car. The Hethel factory …