The original Lotus ... parts are impossible to find in the U.S. The B18C, meanwhile, is Honda-reliable and with its 8400-rpm redline and VTEC cylinder head, a perfect match for the lightweight Elise.

Get Lost, a new London-based company, has revealed what it calls "Project Safari," an off-road-ready Lotus Elise S1 ... The second-gen Elise S2 that the U.S. did get used Toyota power, as did ...