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View Photos of Lotus at Milan Design Week 2026

Elana Scherr
lotus at milan design week 2026
View Photos of Lotus at Milan Design Week 2026 Elana Scherr - Car and Driver

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If you can't get enough of Lotus—its history, its cars, and its memorabilia—Milan was the place to be in March as a Design Week exhibit showed everything from video clips to steering wheels. Scroll through to share the experience.

Lotus revealed the AWD, electric Theory 1 in September of 2024, and it's been traveling the world since then, impressing viewers with its trick vertical doors and carbon structure.

lotus at milan design week 2026
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The Theory 1 is made from recycled materials, including carbon fiber composite.

lotus at milan design week 2026
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Seats three in, uh, well, style, if not comfort.

lotus at milan design week 2026
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Car makers keep promising us the space capsule future.

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The guardians at the gate went full anime wedge.

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Hello, I would drive this.

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The surrounding displays demonstrate how far technology has come since the early days of lightweight chassis design.

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If you were driving the 1972 Type 72 Formula 1 car, this would be your view

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And these would be your steering options.

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In the future, says Lotus, all information can be communicated through one yoke-style controller.

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A pretty clear evolution of wheel size to sidewall ratio.

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A carbon-fiber shell houses 3D-printed mesh designed to float a body in perfect support.

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I'd give up perfect support for plaid.

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What's your livery of choice?

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A replica of Senna's helmet.

lotus at milan design week 2026
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Emerson Fittipaldi's 1972 lid.

lotus at milan design week 2026
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