Q 01/05

In which James Bond film does a Lotus Esprit drive off a pier and become a submarine?

A) Live and Let Die

B) The Spy Who Loved Me

C) For Your Eyes Only

D) The Man with the Golden Gun

Answer · why

B) The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me used six Esprits and one working submarine, nicknamed Wet Nellie. A former US Navy SEAL piloted it underwater wearing scuba gear.

Q 02/05

The Lotus Elise of 1996 was named after Elisa, which relative of company chairman Romano Artioli?

A) His eldest daughter

B) His mother

C) His granddaughter

D) His sister-in-law

Answer · why

C) His granddaughter

His granddaughter Elisa Artioli got more than a namesake: Lotus delivered the very last Elise ever built, a gold Sport 240, to her.

Q 03/05

Which pioneering electric sports car was based on the Lotus Elise and built at the Hethel factory?

A) Rimac Concept One

B) Tesla Roadster

C) Venturi Fétish

D) Lightning GT

Answer · why

B) Tesla Roadster

Tesla Roadster body panels arrived at Hethel from France, and Lotus supplied some 2,500 cars without powertrains. In the end only about 7% of the part...

Q 04/05

The Lotus Type 108 that won Olympic gold at Barcelona in 1992 was what kind of machine?

A) A racing wheelchair

B) A rowing scull

C) A sailing dinghy

D) A pursuit bicycle

Answer · why

D) A pursuit bicycle

A pursuit bicycle with a one-piece carbon frame, it carried Chris Boardman to gold on the Barcelona velodrome. It was Britain's first Olympic cycling ...

Q 05/05

Which sports car built in Northern Ireland did Lotus re-engineer around an Esprit-style chassis?

A) DMC DeLorean

B) Bricklin SV-1

C) Pontiac Fiero

D) AC 3000ME

Answer · why

A) DMC DeLorean

DMC DeLorean engineering was handed to Lotus after the first design proved to need an almost complete rethink. Under the stainless-steel skin sits a L...