Lotus Elan - M100 (1989 to 1996)

The second Lotus car to wear the Elan name was the Lotus Elan M100. The M100 was a front engined, front wheel drive sports car fitted with a naturally aspirated or turbocharged 1.6L inline four engine. The M100 is the only Lotus model to have been fitted with front wheel drive. A slow selling and expensive car, the Lotus Elan M100 was not a great success, and production ended in 1995. Kia licenced the M100 from Lotus and sold it in the Asian market from 1996 until 1999.