Peter Stevens is one of my favorite designers of recent decades


Peter Stevens is one of my favorite designers of recent decades

In addition to the revamped Lotus Esprit S4 and M100 Elan, he was responsible for the look of the +McLaren F1. Apparently after the F1, he did some work with Audi on a proposal for GT1 and GT2 Le Mans program. This all came about before +Audi USA switched gears and developed the R8 LMP1 car and its incredible successful descendants. ?

We first encountered designer Peter Stevens on Facebook earlier this month. We learned that longtime automotive designer was once involved with an Audi Le Mans project that pre-dated that of the R8R LMP1. At the time, Audi was exploring both the building of a supercar and the entry into Le Mans style sports car racing. GT1 & GT2 efforts were the hot formula at the time and the Audi TT was Ingolstadt’s only sports car.

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