The Lotus Elan M100 is the answer to a trivia question that still makes purists twitch: What if Lotus built a front-wheel-drive car, would it be better than anyone else? Introduced in the early 1990s and engineered under GM ownership, the M100 wasn’t a compromise so much as a technical flex. Lotus threw its full […]
The M100 Lotus Elan used a lightweight chassis and a name borrowed from the historical Lotus archives…but it was powered by an Isuzu (and later Kia) 4-banger mated to the front wheels. The wedge styling was penned by Peter Stevens (of Jaguar XJR-15, McLaren F1, and assorted pedigree) and still looks nice today. Find this […]
The Lotus Elan M100 was a wedge shaped convertible penned by Peter Stevens (Jaguar XJR-15, McLaren F1, Lotus Esprit, MG ZR, ZS, ZT & TF) and built in the UK from 1989 through 1995. The Elan was later produced by Kia in South Korea under the name Kia Elan (and Kia Vigato). The Elan was […]
This next tip comes from Erik202 who writes: Seems like you’ve been on a small car kick lately (not complaining) but here’s something that’s not that. Small cars…big cars…I try not to discriminate, but there are times when I get on a kick for small 80s crapcans that have manual gearboxes and I need something […]
A challenge…you say? The Lotus Elan M100 was a wedge shaped convertible penned by Peter Stevens (Jaguar XJR-15, McLaren F1, Lotus Esprit, MG ZR, ZS, ZT & TF) and built in the UK from 1989 through 1995…and later produced by Kia in South Korea under the name Kia Elan (and Kia Vigato). The Elan used a […]
If you love the big Euro sedans and the 1970’s, we have a real treat for you today. The W116 Chassis 450SEL 6.9 was a technological tour de force and successor to the original super sedan the W109 chassis 300SEL 6.3. It was the first Benz to feature a self leveling hydopneumatic suspension design, electronic […]
I love it when a plan comes together — John “Hannibal” Smith. I love it when a man comes with pepper –Hannibal Lecter. Today’s competing themes of All Souls’ Day and Día de Muertos will now be brought together in perfect harmony with this next feature…find this 1991 Lotus Elan M100 here on eBay bidding […]
The Lotus Elan M100 was a wedge shaped convertible penned by Peter Stevens (Jaguar XJR-15, McLaren F1, Lotus Esprit, MG ZR, ZS, ZT & TF) and built in the UK from 1989 through 1995…and later produced by Kia in South Korea under the name Kia Elan (and Kia Vigato). The Elan used a lightweight chassis […]