Not all Elan ‘M100’s were turbocharged, but the majority were, and the unusual choice of front-wheel drive was - as you might expect from Lotus - selected for sound performance reasons ...

The 2000 SVT Lightning that resulted was an amusing and surprisingly competent performance car ... handling front-drivers ever: A 1990 Lotus Elan M100 Turbo (with a similar asking price to ...

One of the more mainstream sweethearts is the original Lotus ... impressive performance on hand. As you may recall, EVO Magazine pitted editorial director Harry Metcalfe's 1972 Elan Sprint against ...