
I apologize if what follows seems somewhat vague. My aim is to put a name to the joy I experienced last week while testing the Lotus Emira 420 Sport at the company’s test track in East Anglia, England. I’m certain the scientific explanation involves ecstatic brain chemicals, causing an overactive smile reflex. Perhaps I wasn’t hugged enough as a child, because these G-forces felt like affection. Regardless, it’s about physical connection and intimacy. It’s about the fact that the Lotus’s polar axis aligns exactly with the driver’s inboard hip,




