Old dog, new tricks

The Cup 250 is the most powerful Lotus Elise built and represents a bright new future

The new Lotus Elise Cup 250: if you enjoy driving, this is the car for you
The Lotus excels with its steering and road-holding abilities

Lotus chief executive Jean-Marc Gales is bullish. At the presentation of the latest iteration of the evergreen Elise sports car – now in its hardest, fastest and most powerful form as the Cup 250 – he’s keen to play up the benefits of owning a Lotus. “We have ...