It’s only when you’re stood next to the original Lotus Elan that you realize how small it actually is. In footage and pictures the Elan’s perfect proportions disguise its tiny size. The Elan is pure Lotus in design. A distillation of...
The Jaguar XJ41 /42 project was intended to be the replacement for the E-Type. The production car would be named F-Type and would be a more focused sports car than the comfy “grand tourer” XJS. Taking cues from the 1978 Pininfarina...
The Triumph TR7 always seemed like a “nearly” car to me. It didn’t have the old fashioned charm of the TR6 or the modern driving experience it’s appearance promised. Like many British Leyland cars of this era, there was huge pressure...
Revealed in 1996 to celebrate the company centenary, the Daimler Corsica is named after the coach building company that built the 1931 Daimler drophead coupe. While it’s not exactly a sports car, the X300 platform looked sensational when converted into a...
Aston Martin CEO DR.Ulrich Bez wanted to return to motorsport to further develop the brand of the luxury sports car maker. The glamorous world of sports car racing was the ideal category to show off related road cars, and sell racing...
Another Concept Car You Can’t Buy (Part 3) The Jaguar C-X75 is a (now cancelled) hybrid supercar that made use of Williams F1 and Jaguar racing technology. It would have been the first Jaguar supercar since the Jaguar XJ220 in 1992....
In 1980 British Leyland decided to end MGB and MG Midget production. The “Hot hatchback” was now the car of choice for keen drivers. The MG name would be used on the MG Metro to appeal to this crowd; to the...
Any superhero “origin” story has a set of tragic circumstances that provides purpose and meaning while vaguely believable things happen later on. Usually this is the murder of a loved one or being bitten by a radioactive spider. In Vauxhall’s case...
The MG SV (and later SV-R) is the oft forgotten pinnacle of MG Rover’s sporting intent. It’s birth was anything but a formality. With the backdrop of the parent company pulling the plug, it’s a miracle anything was produced at all,...
The Lotus Eclat (Type 76) is a sports car designed by Oliver Winterbottom and produced from 1975 to 1982. The Eclat was the first Lotus car to feature a hatchback. The Eclat helped take Lotus down a different path, both in...
