Sexy “Glee” star Lea Michele sets engines revving with shoulder bared and plenty of leg.

The 27-year-old actress is featured in a sexy spread in December’s Elle, where she also discusses coping with the tragic death of her co-star boyfriend, Cory Monteith (below), 31, who overdosed in July on a toxic mix of heroin and other drugs in his hotel room.

“I never thought I’d be in this position in my whole life,” Michele tells the mag.

“[But] you can choose to rise, and that’s what I am trying to do.’’