Colin Chapman, the famed founder of Lotus — one of Britain’s most beloved sportscar makers — had a famous, witty motto: “simply, then add lightness.” It’s a sticky phrase, and meaningful because of how much it contrasted the style of his competition. Even long after his passing, Lotus still rejected the urge to add power for power’s sake — which brings with it the need to engineer tougher components, add more radiators, use a bigger fuel tank, and a litany of other weight-adding elements. And once you have weight, there is no engineering trickery you can do to erase it.