Elise [Official] Revised Lotus Elise

Sayyaaf · Feb 16, 2010

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This is Lotus’s revised Elise, which promises a significant cut in CO2 emissions, improved fuel economy and styling more in line with that of its Evora stablemate.

The facelifted Elise has a wider stance thanks to its new front bumper, splitter and clamshell. It has a repositioned front light cluster featuring LED daytime running lights for the first time, and the Elise’s signature Lotus ‘mouth’ has been widened. At the rear, it gets a new bumper and engine cover.

These styling tweaks mean the Elise has received a four per cent reduction in drag, helping fuel economy and reducing emissions.

Emissions in the new entry-level 1.6-litre S model, the first time a 1.6 has appeared in an Elise, have been cut by 13 per cent to 155g/km over the previous entry-level model. The 192bhp 1.8-litre R and the supercharged 217bhp SC now emit 196g/km and 199g/km of CO2 respectively.

Engine efficiency and performance have been optimised in the Toyota-sourced 1.6 powerplant through Valvematic and Dual VVT-i tech. A new six-speed, close-ratio gearbox has also been introduced; it’s fitted to all variants.

Other additions to the options list include two types of lightweight forged alloy wheels, and cruise control.

Prices will be revealed next month ahead of the car arriving in UK showrooms from April, but they’re unlikely to start much above the £26,550 of the current S.

Kinda Evora'sh

Centurion · Feb 16, 2010

Font design: California-ish

Sayyaaf · Feb 16, 2010

Yess right, I thought it reminded me of something.

rollo · Feb 16, 2010

Thanks Sayyaaf.

I suppose we will still need a shoe horn to get in and a chiropractor post getting out of the darn thing. :eusa_doh:

Sayyaaf · Feb 16, 2010

Lol , btw i never saw a lotus in my life.

Gullwing · Feb 16, 2010

Sayyaaf said:
Lol , btw i never saw a lotus in my life.

Then you haven't lived

Sayyaaf · Feb 16, 2010

To be honest its the government/dealer fault, we never had tracks until 2 years ago and the dealer happens to have an exclusive agency for lotus and they never advertised the car once. Now that Yas track is open for public, I think we will see more track oriented cars.

VroomVroom · Feb 16, 2010

Looks awesome!

Very appealing car

ateekt · Feb 16, 2010

Imo, it looks significantly better now with the new face! And yes, I too, am yet to see one in person, lol!

Gullwing · Feb 16, 2010

Sayyaaf said:
To be honest its the government/dealer fault, we never had tracks until 2 years ago and the dealer happens to have an exclusive agency for lotus and they never advertised the car once. Now that Yas track is open for public, I think we will see more track oriented cars.

You don't need to have a track to drive a Lotus. First Lotus I remember seeing was back in 98ish it was a Lotus Esprit and I didn't really care. Now I see a Elise every few months, I thought about getting one a little over a year ago when my E went away. But about half the used ones for sale are salvage titles. Plus if I was going to spend that much on a car at then or right now I would want a little more than it offers. But I still would love one.

Sayyaaf · Feb 16, 2010

Gullwing said:
You don't need to have a track to drive a Lotus. First Lotus I remember seeing was back in 98ish it was a Lotus Esprit and I didn't really care. Now I see a Elise every few months, I thought about getting one a little over a year ago when my E went away. But about half the used ones for sale are salvage titles. Plus if I was going to spend that much on a car at then or right now I would want a little more than it offers. But I still would love one.

Lotus as a daily driver ? humm .. that seems a lot of back pain

but seriously, I can't think of it as weekend car. I believe it is a pure trackday car, it is not exotic enough for weekends posing and not powerful enough for a street races

A cayman is a better choice IMO, although you loose some exclusivity here.

Gullwing · Feb 16, 2010

Sayyaaf said:
Lotus as a daily driver ? humm .. that seems a lot of back pain but seriously, I can't think of it as weekend car. I believe it is a pure trackday car, it is not exotic enough for weekends posing and not powerful enough for a street races A cayman is a better choice IMO, although you loose some exclusivity here.

I see not issue with driving everyday, but I have not driven one. Then again I don't tend to drive very far right now, but even a long weekend trip I wouldn't mind driving it even if it was a bit hard.

Looking at prices last year, I could get a used Elise for under 30K, but a Cayman would have been about 10k more. A 2000ish 996 Turbo was not much more. So many choices so little money :eusa_doh: