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"Lotus can&amp;#039;t be blamed for mining their heritage. When their cars wore black and gold and Chapman&amp;#039;s mustache (and the rest of him) roamed the pit wall, the team was innovative, successful, and iconic. And then, many years later, we in the US were able to enjoy the lovely Elise and Exige siblings\u2014cars that would&amp;#039;ve made Chapman proud. The Exige LF1 is a little of all that\u2014pinstriping throughout is a gilded nod to the John Player cars, and the red swath on the chin spoiler is a nod to the F1 cars driven by Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado (but hopefully not a nod to those cars&amp;#039; struggles on track this year).  READ THIS: Drive Flashback: 2001 Lotus 340R Unless, of course, you&amp;#039;re in the US. Americans haven&amp;#039;t been able to sample the Elise or Exige since 2011, and this isn&amp;#039;t a reprieve. Everywhere else, the LF1 comes standard with a Race Pack (launch control, exhaust butterfly override, and Pirelli P-Zero Trofeo tires), and a supercharged 345-hp, 3.5-liter V6. Insult and injury are no extra charge.  Lotus will sell 81 of these special editions worldwide. Meanwhile in America, we bide our time for new Lotus offerings. READ THIS: Alfa Romeo 4C vs. Porsche Cayman and Lotus Elise "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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