Lotus Seven
Lotus
Lotus Seven: The Original Minimalist Sports Car
The Seven was Lotus's iconic minimalist sports car, a featherweight, back-to-basics roadster whose legacy lives on in the Caterham.
Introduced in 1957, the Lotus Seven defined the minimalist, lightweight sports car. A tiny, skeletal, open roadster with cycle fenders and almost no bodywork beyond the essentials, it embodied Colin Chapman's add lightness philosophy more purely than any other car.
The Seven offered an raw, exhilarating driving experience where light weight and simplicity delivered remarkable agility and fun, even with modest power. Lotus sold the rights to Caterham, which has continued building the design for decades.
The Seven is one of the most influential and enduring sports car designs ever, the ultimate expression of lightweight, driver-focused simplicity.