This makes sense...Lotus borrows a lot of their components from Toyota--the Elise is powered by an engine from the old Celica, and the new "saloon" (sedan) is powered by a Toyota V6. Tesla's cars are based off Lotuses, so its quite a cyclical deal.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth