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THE LOTUS ELISE RANGE “Simplify, then add lightness” CONTENTS THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS 1 THE LOTUS ELISE CONTENTS A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY 2 PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHT WEIGHT 4 BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE 6 THE LOTUS ELISE INTRODUCTION 11 THE LOTUS ELISE SPORT 220 12 THE LOTUS ELISE CUP 250 14 PAINT OPTIONS 16 FURTHER INFORMATION 18 CONTENTS THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS 1 A UNIQUE PLACE IN “If you’re not winning, you’re not trying.” HISTORY From the original Elite to the latest Evora, introduction of the monocoque chassis, Lotus has remained true to its founding to aerofoil wings, ‘ground effect’ and principles. Lightweight construction, active suspension, Chapman’s innovations efficient use of the minimum number changed racing car design forever. of parts, a perfectly balanced chassis Lotus continues to push the boundaries and tactile, communicative steering of automotive design and engineering are evident in every driving icon to today with expertise in lightweight proudly carry the Lotus badge. construction, performance electronics, the bonded aluminium chassis, the Since the day Colin Chapman established world’s only mid-engined 2+2 sports Lotus in 1952, the company has never car and industry benchmark steering, ceased to innovate. This has earned Lotus ride and handling. A deeply ingrained a distinguished place in motorsport history. passion for innovation remains at the In Formula 1 alone, Lotus has achieved 81 heart of everything Lotus does today. victories, 102 pole positions and 13 World Championships from over 500 Grand Prix starts. Lotus designs have also beaten the best in World Rally, Le Mans, Indy Car, Touring Car and numerous Sports Car and GT classes around the world. Colin Chapman applied pioneering, lightweight engineering to every one of his race and road cars. He is widely A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY A UNIQUE PLACE regarded as one of the most influential automotive engineers of all time. From the 7 6 81 9 1 1 FIA Formula 1 FIA Formula 1 FIA Formula 1 Le Mans Indianapolis 500 FIA World Rally Constructors’ Drivers’ World Grand Prix Wins Win Championship Above: Founder Colin Chapman. THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS World Championships Championships Wins (in Class) ELISE THE LOTUS Right: 1972, Fittipaldi in the iconic black 2 and gold livery debriefs Chapman. 3 PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHT WEIGHT Throughout the 1950’s, Lotus constructed exceptional feedback with thrilling a series of aerodynamically advanced, acceleration and extremely low lightweight Sportsracers. Typified by the running costs for the performance revered Lotus Eleven that won its class on offer. Over two decades later, it at Le Mans in 1957, all were spectacular remains unmatched for precision, examples of Colin Chapman’s ethos. agility and pure driving engagement. His passion for innovative, lightweight engineering was best encapsulated by Today, the Lotus Lightweight his famous quote from the launch of Laboratory maintains Colin the Lotus Seven in 1957: “to increase Chapman’s legacy and ensures that performance, add lightness”. his ethos is applied to every new model. After a complete strip down, Chapman’s engineering ideals, proven every component is assessed and time and time again in the toughest of optimized through redesign, change environments, are more relevant today of material, change of supplier or than ever. They live-on in the celebrated integration. If one part can be made to Cars shown: Lotus 3-Eleven 430, Evora GT430, Exige Cup 430 and Elise Cup 250 Lotus Elise. Launched to great acclaim in do the job of several, this is where it 1996, this mid-engined, rear-wheel drive, happens. Improvement is continuous. ultra-light thoroughbred redefined the The quest to add lightness never sports car once again. Its revolutionary, ends. The result is the fastest, most bonded aluminium chassis delivers the exciting, most capable range of ultimate driving sensation, providing road cars Lotus has ever built. PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHT WEIGHT THROUGH PERFORMANCE LIGHT WEIGHT THROUGH PERFORMANCE THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS Car shown: Lotus 3-Eleven ELISE THE LOTUS 4 5 BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE The name Lotus is synonymous across Sport, benefits from a bespoke, motorsport Very few car companies today offer such the world with sublime handling and tested, bonded aluminium chassis. The high quality suspension across the range. exceptional vehicle dynamics. The key pioneering process of bonding aluminium Then again, very few car companies focus to it all is that every Lotus is designed extrusions remains state-of-the-art exclusively on purpose-built sports cars. and engineered from scratch with a today and provides the ideal platform for singular focus. Every Lotus is purpose- some of the highest quality suspension The other secret to world-renowned built to be a pure sports car. components to be found on any road car. ride and handling expertise, is the on-site test track at Hethel. A luxury Any mass-produced saloon or hatchback Each and every Lotus car features the enjoyed by few other car makers, it can be made to go faster but it’s never the optimal, cost-no-object design of unequal allows Lotus to develop cars faster BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE BUILT-IN optimal starting point for a performance length double wishbones for superior and more intensively. Every Lotus is PERFORMANCE BUILT-IN car. For that, you need an exceptionally kinematics, absolute precision, intuitive painstakingly honed to extract every light, rigid chassis designed by a response and maximum tyre grip. With all last drop of dynamic performance company with seven decades of elite-level four contact patches optimally controlled, from each component – remaining motorsport experience. Every Lotus, from the Elise can generate astonishing true to Colin Chapman’s principle of THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS the Elise Sport 220 to the Evora GT410 cornering forces from modest tyres. performance through light weight. ELISE THE LOTUS 6 7 THE LOTUS ELISE ELISE ELISE THE LOTUS THE LOTUS THE LOTUS 8 9 THE LOTUS ELISE INTRODUCTION The Lotus Elise continues to be hailed as Elise, where every driver input has such one of the finest driver’s cars available a clear and immediate effect on the at any price. The torchbearer for Colin car’s behaviour. Even more remarkable Chapman’s ethos of performance than the intuitive, instant response is through light weight, it remains the the communication coming back to the purest useable sports car in production driver. The unassisted steering remains today. The latest generation to carry an industry benchmark and dynamic the evocative name retains the supple delight, full of richly detailed feedback, road holding, fluid dynamics and tactile keeping the driver informed and feedback of the original and combines connected with the car, the tyres and this with stunning performance, low CO2 the road. It is this unrivalled intimacy emissions and remarkable efficiency. between man, machine and road surface that makes the Elise so endlessly As you’d expect from a thoroughbred, rewarding to drive at all speeds. mid-engined sports car, its compelling agility is built-in to every component. The Elise range now starts with the The lightweight, rigid, bespoke chassis potent supercharged, chargecooled Elise supports optimal, finely tuned, double Sport 220. Above that, the performance wishbone suspension for absolute gets even more serious and track handling precision. No other sports car focused with the deeply capable, tackles the open road with the verve of an downforce generating, Elise Cup 250. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS 10 11 THE LOTUS ELISE TECHNICAL SPORT 220 SPECIFICATION As athletic as the name suggests, the Sport 220 is the culmination of over twenty PERFORMANCE ELISE SPORT 220 CHASSIS AND BODY Aerodynamically optimised Interior colour pack (red, Two-piece high-performance years of Elise development. Lighter body black rear diffuser yellow, silver, orange or black) brake discs panels front and rear help achieve a kerb Max power 217 hp at 6800 rpm Lightweight, extruded (220 PS) (162 kW) aluminium bonded Black soft-top Full carpet Sport dampers weight of just 924kg, making the Sport 220 chassis structure Clear sill stone chip Max torque 184 lb ft at 4600 rpm (250 Nm) Floor mats Carbon fibre hardtop protection film the lightest Lotus currently available. As Fully independent double 0-60 mph 4.2 seconds such, it’s the torchbearer for performance wishbone sports suspension INTERIOR SPECIFICATION OPTIONS: EXTERIOR AND BODY Carbon fibre front access panel 0-100 km/h 4.6 seconds with anti-roll bar through light weight - a virtuous circle more Black leather trimmed Hardtop Carbon fibre tailgate Max speed 145 mph (234 km/h) steering wheel desirable and relevant than ever. The low Bilstein high-performance Black pack (matt black rear Carbon fibre roll hoop cover dampers, front and rear mass multiplies the potency of the compact, Fuel consumption (WLTP) Polished aluminum gear knob transom, roll hoop cover, and leather handbrake sleeve Carbon fibre sports seats all-alloy, supercharged and chargecooled mpg (l/100 km) Eibach springs, front and rear mirror plinths/pods & front Low 24.6 (11.5) Exposed aluminium access panel) Carbon fibre sill covers AP Racing twin-piston 1.8 litre four-cylinder. It rockets the Sport Medium 38.7 (7.3) gearshift mechanism front calipers and PAINT OPTIONS 220 from zero to 60mph in just 4.1 seconds, High 42.2 (6.7) Red painted brake calipers single-piston rear calipers Technical fabric sports seats on to a maximum speed of 145mph. Yet Extra high 38.2 (7.4) and part leather interior OPTIONS: COMFORT Signature paint Combined 36.7 (7.7) ABS system the cold numbers don’t do the driving Black leather trimmed AND COMMUNICATION Metallic paint Combined CO2 emissions 174 g/km Driver selectable ESP modes sill covers experience justice.
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