Lotus is back, baby. After years plodding along making plucky British sports cars that promised high performance and low weight, the company has been given a new lease of life thanks to backing from Chinese giant Geely, which is helping it forge ahead with its electric ambitions. Those ambitions seemingly include toppling every EV lap … Read more
Korean automaker Kia wasn’t exactly known for building quality desirable cars in the 1990s, when it was mostly cranking out economically sound vehicles like the Mazda-based Sephia and Sportage. These were a step up from the Kia-built Ford Festiva and Aspire, but barely. The brand was on the lookout for new ways to deliver a … Read more
Photo: Lotus When we first drove the Lotus Emira, we found it to be an absolute delight to drive. It’s not cheap, but then again, neither is the Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0. It’s also absolutely gorgeous, which never hurts. And with a Toyota-sourced engine and manual transmission, at least mechanically speaking, it should be relatively … Read more
Gif: Matthew Poxon YouTube What do the Aston Martin Vantage, Porsche 911 Turbo (993), Lotus Esprit V8, Dodge Viper, Caterham Seven JPE, and TVR Cerbera all have in common? They were some of the fastest cars and most powerful cars you could get in the 1990s. Their performance was fantastic enough to get the attention … Read more
As vehicles become more tech and software-focused, it makes sense that they take up more and more of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The footprint cars have is so big at this point, that it’s just about impossible to see everything cool in just one day. Advertisement That’s why we’ve compiled this list … Read more
