Alpine A110 R

Stripping out even more weight creates the most hardcore version of Alpine's sports car yet On sale Now Price from £89,990

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MAKING A CAR lighter improves every element of the driving experience: you can stop quicker, turn quicker and accelerate quicker.

And yet, in a world currently obsessed with electrification, developing lightweight cars is not particularly in vogue. Even Lotus appears to have forgotten founder Colin Chapman's advice to "simplify, then add lightness" as it turns its efforts to building the Eletre - a two-tonne electric SUV.