It’s possible for this front-engine, rear-drive, open-topped car to be built inSpain. Dealers hint that this car will have a target price of $100,000. Included in the concept models to be revealed is the reborn Esprit, a rear-drive supercar that Lotus has been developing on and off for six years. Former CEO Mike Kimberley put this project on hold to fast-track the more urgent Evora program. This turbocharged, mid-engine V8 Esprit will use carbonfiber minimally and instead, will be using bonded aluminum. As a result, it will weigh more than the traditional Lotus supercars

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