Is there any reason that all the Lotus are always named with an E??

anybody know?

Elan, Elise, Elite, Exige, Espirit.

I've wondered the same thing.

I just found this on Yahoo Answers:


Nobody really knows but before the Lotus Eleven all Lotus road cars were known as Mark 1, Mark 2 etc. However, when it came to the Lotus Eleven using the numerical symbol confused the car with the Roman Numerals for the number 2. Consequently, since the Lotus Eleven all Lotus road car names have started with the letter E. Incidentally, the Elise is named after the current Lotus chairmans daughter.

thanks