Lotus Europe

This car is very popular only in Japan.

If you say “Lotus” in Europe then it is Elan, but if you say “Lotus” in Japan then the first thing that comes in mind is “Europe”

The reason is that the cartoonist / manga artist Mr. Ikezawa satoshi made a comic series from the year 1975 to 1979.

Hero who appears as wolf in circuit

The beloved car of Yuuya Fubuki is Lotus Europe.

The story is, Yuuya Fubuki is the hero who drives his beloved car Lotus Europe, starts as the street racer of lone wolf, and the competition with rivals unfolds in the public road and the circuit, and grows up to a professional racer.

A lot of famous sports cars all over the world like Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Nissan, Fairlady Z, Chevrolet Corvette, and Toyota 2000GT etc. appears as the rival in the cartoon series.

This become the spark of the sports car boom in Japan, the boys at that time were nor grown up as adults, and it is not an exaggeration that the majority of them are driving the sports car in Japan.
The long aspired car of those persons will be Lotus Europe. 

Moreover, some cars were faithfully reproduced as the car that appears in the carton.

I wish to write about the super car boom in Japan in the blog.

The people who were the child in those days are now holding the steering wheel of the sports car. The sports car of Japan has developed!

The adults who love the Lotus Europe of Japan keep chasing the sports cars for over 40 years, and they have an eye on the TOYOTA 86, that was developed for anyone to buy and any one to be happy, and is not only a visually appealing car but also the sports car that can be enjoyed for long time!

TOYOTA 86

It is possible to press the accelerator firmly even when driving the mountain path/pass.
How about selecting a sports car for yourself!