Lucra

We’re sure most readers will be unfamiliar with the name Lucra, but we bet you’ll be hearing a lot more of this niche Californian sports car manufacturer in the near future. Lucra was established only in the past decade and currently sells a lightweight roadster powered by a V-8 engine, but soon it will be adding a second model to its range. The company’s philosophy is a familiar one: take a lightweight chassis and drop a big V-8 in it. In fact, its first model, the LC470, reminds us a lot of the classic Shelby Cobra, whose design was guided by the same principles half a...