Ground effects were first implemented in Formula One by Lotus designer Colin Chapman. In a time when equalizing the performances of F1 engines was not an option – in the 1970s that is – the teams ...

Elite, Elan, Europa, Elise, Exige and Evora ... these are just some of the elegant names from British sport and racing car designer Lotus.Photos: Check out these elegant Lotus sport and racing cars An ...

The perfect Formula 1 car met the perfect driver in 1978. We’ve celebrated their union, one that produced a world championship for Mario Andretti and the pioneering Lotus 79 chassis, with immense ...

Lotus reached a milestone of 78 million seats sold through the end of December 2000, Zollar announced. This was up from 56 million seats sold though the end of 1999. Zollar revealed that the Cambridge ...

The history books show that the 1978 F1 season belonged to Lotus. Designer Colin Chapman had revolutionised the sport with ground effect aerodynamics, which gave his cars massive amounts of downforce.

Amidst all of the bickering, wrangling and hand-wringing consuming the Formula One teams when they aren't on the track comes word that Lotus could return to the sport next year. Yes, that would be the ...

McLaren CEO Zak Brown is going to drive the Lotus 79 that Mario Andretti won the 1979 title in at Silverstone this weekend. Brown has a huge collection of historic cars which includes gems such as ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran December 20, 2011 Comment Now! It may not be for another six months but organizers of the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS) in the UK have announced today that Lotus will be ...

When the Lotus 91 was traveling at 160 mph, it made more than 2500 pounds of downforce. Weighing only 1290 pounds, that meant it could theoretically drive upside down and would stick to the ceiling ...

Broad Arrow's Monterey 2025 auction kicks off later this week, with no fewer than 170 lots set to go under the hammer. Highlights include classic Ferraris, Porsches, and Mercedes that could change ...