Why do Lotus models begin with E?
Why do Lotus models begin with E? In order to avoid confusion of the Arabic number 11, which is visually similar to Mark II, he named the car as Lotus Eleven. Since then all the Lotus cars come with E lettering at the start. Lotus Emira will bar the same tradition. Why is Lotus called Lotus? There are actually a slew of theories surrounding the origin of Lotus's name, ranging from a fruit that cured homesickness in Homer's Odyssey, to the eponymous flower, to a veiled reference to the phrase “us lot,” which founder Colin Chapman used frequently. Is Lotus...