The Frankfurt Motor Show
1991 Lotus M200 Speedster fully operational concept car
The Lotus marque has never rested upon its legendarily rich history, and a continuing series of forward-thinking concept cars has demonstrated Hethel's wide-ranging capabilities in all aspects of automotive engineering. The Lotus M200 concept car was first presented, as a Speedster version of the Lotus Elan M100, at the Frankfurt Motor Show of 1991. This striking little car was also featured at such other major International exhibitions as the Geneva Salon de l'Automobile, in 1992.

The new backbone-chassised Type 100 Elan aroused immediate controversy as the first front-wheel drive Lotus. Styled by Peter Stevens the distinctive new body shape proved very effective aerodynamically, and the new model – when launched at the 1989 London Motor Fair –won an important award from the British Design Council and by 1992 more than 3,800 had been built and sold.

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