Some cars are built to dominate, to light up timing sheets and look spectacular doing so, but their sky-high price tags and single-minded focus often leave room for a more practical kind of ...

Lotus is the “simplify, then add lightness” company. Elans, Europas, Elises and other tiny two-seaters, along with a slew of even tinier formula cars, are where this firm made its reputation. But it ...