When they were milking the hell out of the Elan and Esprit, the peeps at Lotus returned to the British automaker’s roots with the Elise. Launched to much critical acclaim in 1995 and named after the daughter of head honcho Romano Artioli, the lightweight roadster also happened to drain the coffers dry, resulting in a takeover by Malaysian automaker Proton.
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C8 Corvette Makes 10.55s Quarter-Mile Pass With Bolt-On Mods 5 Feb 2021, 21:09 UTC ·
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The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette isn’t the first mid-engine car developed by General Motors. The 1960 CERV I masterminded by Zora Arkus-Duntov paved the way for the Pontiac Fiero, and there’s also the Opel Speedster – also known as the Vauxhall VX220 - which features a Lotus chassis. 8 photos
A mid-engine setup makes handling that much better in the twisties, but that’s not all. More weight over the rear axle means better traction off the line, which makes the Stingray a surprisingly fast car on the quarter-mile.
The Stingray, which is the entry-level variant of the Corvette, is much obliged to make 11.2-second passes without the Z51 Performance Package that includes a more aggressive rear-axle ratio and summer-only performance tires. Pretty good for a $59,995 sports car with pushrods and natural aspiration, don’t you think? The beauty of the eighth-generation Corvette, however,