Some models, like the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing (the last sedan with a supercharged V8 and an RWD layout sold in America) and the Lotus Emira, are still clinging on for dear life. If you’re dead ...

Excellent. The supercharged SC is the most powerful and the fastest production Elise so far. It produces 217bhp, and, according to Lotus’s figures, reaches 60mph in just 4.4sec and 100mph in 10. ...

However, it had no intercooler. In a later version of the Exige, it was given a supercharged Toyota V6 like the Lotus Evora, making it even more powerful on the track.

In 2008, Lotus teased sports car lovers by debuting the Elise SC, a supercharged Elise that could make 218 horsepower (versus the standard 189 horsepower regular model). The car featured a brand new ...

Lotus has managed to squeeze an additional 17hp out of the supercharged 1.8-liter Toyota powerplant for a total of 257 ponies at 8000 rpm. Torque is rated at 174 ft-lbs at 6000 rpm. More ...

Resembling the previous version of the sport coupe, the Lotus Evora 400 is actually a heavily revised vehicle. The highlight of the new Evora 400 model is a modified 3.5-liter V-6 engine operating ...