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Lotus Elise – Lightweight Purity Distilled

Lotus Elise – Lightweight Purity Distilled When Lotus ditched hefty steel components for extruded aluminum bonded chassis sections on 1996’s Elise S1, this lightweight roadster ignited a revolution. Tipping scales at just 1,598 pounds proved revolutionary given thorough accommodations. By rigidly fusing the cabin directly atop a tightly mid-engine bay, Lotus focused obsessively on cutting…

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BMW M1 – Bavaria’s First Supercar

BMW M1 – Bavaria’s First Supercar When ambitions crystallized to create BMW’s first standalone sports car, Bavaria leaned on Italy for aid. Sharing fastback silhouettes with 1970s icons like Ferrari’s 308 and Lamborghini Countach, Giorgetto Giugiaro shaped their angular supercar profile counter to softened “Bimmer” contours. But beneath sculpted bodywork lay an orchestration of German…

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