Despite their popularity in the sports and supercar sector, Lotus has never officially offered a dual-clutch automatic transmission for its road models
This year saw the launch of the FIA’s newest electric motorsport series, Endurance-E, in which off-road rally-raid cars traverse some of the most treacherous locales, with a focus on venues that have been damaged or effected by climate change.
This year will see the Lotus Elise’s 25-year production run come to an end – alongside its Exige and Evora stablemates – Lotus Cars managing director Matt Windle recently confirmed that the model could potentially live on under a new manufacturer
Lotus has long been known for its consultancy work within the global automotive industry, and its activity in that area is being stepped up with the opening of the Lotus Advanced Technology Centre on the Wellesbourne campus of the University of Warwick.
Mathewsons’ latest auction on April 23-24 is surely a contender for its biggest to date, with a whopping 475 lots of classic cars, bikes and memorabilia going under the hammer
Mitsubishi’s fleet of heritage cars have hit heady heights at auction, with the star lot – a 2001 Lancer Evolution VI Tommi Makinen Edition – selling for over £100,000.
The Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R has enjoyed years of rising prices, but now a barely used 2002 example could make history when it goes for auction in Japan.
With muscle-bound pony cars stealing the limelight in the US market, it was inevitable their mix of stylish bodywork and simple mechanical underpinnings would arrive on the other side of the Atlantic
