Flamboyance GT

  Ah.... The Lotus Esprit. The quintessential poster car of the 70s and 80s. The beautiful wedge shape straight out of Italdesign Giugiaro, a singing 4 cylinder engine and gorgeously sweet handling all contributed to one hell of a stunner in the name of a car. Now, we will talk about the first gen esprit, and not the Peter Stevens redesign. That will be a future post, so do expect that. But for now, just stop what you are doing and look at the picture above. Let your passionate eyes savour the beautiful lines of the Esprit.   The Esprit was a beauty that was produced from 1976 to 2005. The first gen cars stretched from 1976 to 1987 and this included the S1, the S2 and the S3 Esprits. The Esprit was an exotic sports car, that at the time of its release at the Paris auto show, recieved critical acclaim for its handling . Seriously, this car had only 4 cylinders, but it took on and nibbled at the heels of even supercars of that era, simply because the handling was so m...

  Yes, you read the title right. Don't know much about the 3200? I wouldn't blame you. But it's still a true automotive crime since we're talking about a car that's much more than what it looks like. The 3200 is simply put, an Italian exotic that's been unfairly overlooked, except of course, by the purists who know what they are. This car can be called, the last true Maserati. Do allow your impatient mind to allow me to explain more. But before I do that, do take your time to have a good ol' look at the picture above. Feast your eyes on the beautiful curves and lines of the brute lovingly hand drawn. Yes. Hand drawn. By me. (Do forgive me if the "artwork" is not pleasing enough to your perceptive eyes).   Now, the question arises. How can an exotic of this pedigree be overlooked? The answer is simple. Fairly poor marketing on its part, not much of media publicity and fairly low numbers in terms of production ( they built about 4,795 3200s)....