As far as driving goes, it doesn't get much better than the Lotus Elise. They're incredibly light, balanced, nimble and devoid of almost all modern luxuries. They also look fantastic and are ...

What many folks Stateside don't know is that Renault built an Elise rival—one that was only sold overseas. It was the Renault Sport Spider, and now a 1998 example is up for sale here in the ...

At 240 lbs, he says he's too big to fit easily into an Elise. The Spider, weirdly, is actually quite roomy despite the low height of the windshield. I swap into the driver's seat: Getting in and ...

But where Lotus sold over 10,000 Series 1 Elises, just 1685 Sport Spiders were built, between 1996 and 1999. What’s more, while the Elise garnered the ’96 Performance Car of the Year award and ...

The Renault Sport Spider was never sold in the U.S., presumably because the French hate us, but just like the Elise, it's a hardcore, stripped-out sports car with the engine behind the driver and ...