Lotus has signed a deal with Brazilian microcar-maker Obvio! Automotoveiculos to develop two high-performance mini sports cars.
The cars, so far codenamed '828' and '012', will be ultra-lightweight - 750kg for the 012 and just 600kg for the 828 - and use aerospace-developed structural technology to make them strong and safe. Both models will be three-seaters, with the driver and passengers sitting three-abreast (as in the Matra-Simca Bagheera of the 70s), and will have scissor-opening doors, so they should look quite spectacular. Obvio! says, however, that they will be practical for everyday use as well as being fun to drive.
Read the rest here, link via Manuel Toscano.
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