THE RANGE THE LOTUS ELISE CONTENTS THE LOTUS

1 “Simplify, then add lightness” 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 THE LOTUS ELISE CONTENTS 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 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 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 and GT classes around the world.

Colin Chapman applied pioneering, lightweight engineering to every one of his race and road cars. He is widely 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.

A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY ELISE A UNIQUE PLACE THE LOTUS World Championships Championships Wins (in Class) IN HISTORY ELISE A UNIQUE PLACE 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 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 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 ELISE PERFORMANCE THE LOTUS Car shown: Lotus 3-Eleven LIGHT WEIGHT THROUGH ELISE PERFORMANCE 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 . 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 optimal starting point for a performance length double wishbones for superior and more intensively. Every Lotus is 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

BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE ELISE BUILT-IN THE LOTUS the Elise Sport 220 to the Evora GT410 cornering forces from modest tyres. performance through light weight. PERFORMANCE ELISE BUILT-IN THE LOTUS

6 7 THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS ELISE THE LOTUS ELISE 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. THE LOTUS ELISE INTRODUCTION THE LOTUS ELISE INTRODUCTION 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. The poise, the balance, Air conditioning LOTUS EXCLUSIVE OPTIONS Unladen weight 924 kg Tyre pressure monitoring Engine start push button the immediacy, the delicacy, the intimate Bluetooth enabled stereo plus Exclusive paint: system (TPMS) connection to the car and the road will make Driver and passenger airbags two front-mounted speakers alternative metallic colours EXTERIOR SPECIFICATION Tyre puncture repair kit an even greater impression than the rush Sound insulation Exclusive paint: Lightweight silver or OPTIONS: INTERIOR AND TRIM of full throttle acceleration. Control weights Cruise control alternative pearlescent colours black cast alloy wheels are meticulously balanced. The exposed Alcantara® trim pack Exclusive paint: (16” front and 17” rear) OPTIONS: LIGHTWEIGHT gear linkage saves weight, adds precision Leather trim pack custom colour choice Front Yokohama Advan Neova AND PERFORMANCE Tartan trim pack Bespoke double colour and mechanical tactility. The unassisted V105 tyres 195/50 R16 Silver or black 10-spoke forged ENGINE AND stitching (any colour) steering remains an industry benchmark Rear Yokohama Advan Neova Alcantara® trimmed wheels (16” front & 17” rear) SPORT 220: All alloy, 1.8 litre DOHC 4 cylinder, for vivid communication, fingertip delicacy V105 tyres 225/45 R17 steering wheel Exclusive leather: dual VVT-i, 16-valve with chargecooled Lightweight lithium-ion battery Alcantara® trimmed alternative colour and intuitive response. Crucially, the Servo assisted, cross drilled Mid-mounted, transverse, rear wheel drive vent surrounds Polycarbonate backlight glass Elise Sport 220 delivers unsurpassed & ventilated brake discs, Specified forged wheel 6 speed manual gearbox with sports ratios 288 mm diameter, front & rear Alcantara® trimmed sill covers Titanium exhaust in alternative finish driver involvement at all road speeds.

SPORT 220 ELISE SPORT THE LOTUS *Model shown features cost option black pack 220 ELISE SPORT THE LOTUS

12 13 THE LOTUS ELISE TECHNICAL CUP 250 SPECIFICATION

Intensely thrilling on the road and built for true stamina on track, the Elise Cup 250 PERFORMANCE ELISE CUP 250 CHASSIS AND BODY Polycarbonate backlight glass Interior colour pack – seat eyelets, Carbon fibre HVAC surround demonstrates the circuit prowess you would centre console surround, HVAC Max power 245 hp at 7200 rpm Lightweight, extruded aluminium Black soft-top surround and window lift switch Titanium exhaust expect from a 7 times F1 World Champion. (248 PS) (182.7 kW) bonded chassis structure Clear sill stone chip protection film bezel painted in red, yellow, silver, Ultra-lightweight silver forged alloy A scintillating blend of agility, power, grip, Max torque 184 lb ft at 3,000 to 7,000 rpm Fully independent double wishbone orange, black or white INTERIOR SPECIFICATION wheels (16” front and 17” rear) (250 Nm) sports suspension with adjustable balance and communication elevates the Full carpet front anti-roll bar Black Alcantara® trim, with Two-piece high-performance Cup 250 to an elite level of vehicle dynamics. 0-60 mph 3.9 seconds contrast red or yellow stitch Floor mats Bilstein high-performance brake discs 0-100 km/h 4.3 seconds including seats, door panels The compact, all-alloy, chargecooled, dampers, front and rear and face-level vents OPTIONS: EXTERIOR AND BODY Fire extinguisher supercharged 1.8 litre four-cylinder has Max speed 150 mph (248 km/h) Eibach springs, front and rear Matt black painted hard-top and battery isolator been uprated to a potent 245bhp. A figure Carbon fibre sports seats Fuel consumption (WLTP) AP Racing twin-piston front Black leather trimmed Red painted brake calipers Front and rear towing eyes* amplified by the ultra-low mass for an mpg (l/100 km) calipers and single-piston steering wheel OPTIONS: COMFORT intense 263bhp per ton, 0-60mph in just Low 24.1 (11.7) rear calipers PAINT OPTIONS Medium 37.7 (7.5) Black leather trimmed sill covers AND COMMUNICATION ABS system Signature paint 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 150mph. exposed aluminium gear linkage saves High 40.9 (6.9) Exposed gearshift design Air conditioning weight, adds precision and mechanical Extra high 37.7 (7.5) Driver selectable ESP modes Metallic paint Polished aluminum gear knob and Bluetooth enabled stereo plus two Combined 36.2 (7.8) Lightweight lithium-ion battery The Cup 250 combines the celebrated virtues tactility. The renowned unassisted steering leather handbrake sleeve front-mounted speakers LOTUS EXCLUSIVE OPTIONS Combined CO2 emissions 177 g/km EXTERIOR SPECIFICATION of the iconic Elise with highly advanced communicates with rich detail and vivid Engine start push button Sound insulation Exclusive paint: Unladen weight 931 kg Aerodynamically optimised rear alternative metallic colours aerodynamics, generating 131kg of downforce clarity for unrivalled driver involvement. Driver and passenger airbags Cruise control Aerodynamic downforce wing, front splitter, rear diffuser at 140mph. The result is uncanny high- However, to fully appreciate the monumental 148 kg Exclusive paint: at maximum speed and side floor-extensions Tyre puncture repair kit Standard battery (no cost option) speed stability, sharper turn-in, increased grip generated by the Yokohama Advan alternative pearlescent colours Matt black painted front access OPTIONS: INTERIOR AND TRIM OPTIONS: LIGHTWEIGHT grip and supreme composure. However, AO52 tyres, you will need to visit a race panel, mirror plinths, mirror AND PERFORMANCE Exclusive paint: caps, roll-hoop cover and Leather trim pack – black leather, with contrast red or yellow stitch custom colour choice this thoroughbred track car did not forget circuit. The Cup badge is not for show. transom panel Carbon Aero Pack – front splitter, its road manners. One of the many benefits It’s the mark of a car that was built to (including seats, door panels and rear wing and side boards Bespoke double colour stitching Ultra-lightweight black forged face-level vents) in carbon fibre (any colour) an unladen weight of just 931kg is the lap hard all day without complaint and alloy wheels (16” front and 17” rear) Tartan trim pack – yellow or red Carbon fibre hardtop opportunity to achieve exceptional body control could be raced competitively by adding no ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION Front Yokohama Advan A052 tartan inserts, with contrast red or Exclusive leather: alternative colour tyres 195/50 R16 yellow stitch (including seats and Carbon fibre access panel with compliant suspension. Back down at more than a roll cage. Bred for the track, All alloy, 1.8 litre DOHC 4 cylinder, dual VVT-i, Specified forged wheel in door panels) road speeds, you’ll have time to notice the brilliant on the road, the Cup 250 is a 16-valve with chargecooled supercharger Rear Yokohama Advan A052 Carbon fibre engine cover alternative finish tyres 225/45 R17 Black Alcantara® Mid-mounted, transverse, rear wheel drive Carbon fibre roll-hoop cover meticulously balanced control weights. The sports car icon at the very top of its game. trimmed sill covers Servo assisted, cross drilled and 6 speed manual gearbox with sports ratios Carbon fibre sill covers ventilated brake discs, 288 mm x Black Alcantara® *Supplied via Lotus Aftersales for BOSCH Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) 26 mm, front and rear trimmed steering wheel Carbon fibre face-level vents dealer fitment THE LOTUS ELISE CUP 250 THE LOTUS ELISE CUP 250 THE LOTUS

14 15 PAINT OPTIONS

METALLIC WHITE C201 METALLIC BLUE C202 RACING GREEN C203

SOLID YELLOW C206 SOLID RED C183

METALLIC PAINTS METALLIC ORANGE C205 METALLIC LIGHT BLUE C208 METALLIC DARK GREY C213

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PAINT OPTIONS OPTIONS ELISE PAINT THE LOTUS METALLIC GREY C185 METALLIC BLACK C186 METALLIC SILVER C190 ELISE BLUE C214 to your local dealer for physical print samples. OPTIONS ELISE PAINT THE LOTUS

16 17 FURTHER INFORMATION

The information and images in this recommends that all local speed and no authority to bind Lotus by any brochure are based on the current safety laws must be obeyed and safety express or implied undertaking or technical data when going to print. As belts worn at all times. The track representation. All vehicles should part of a policy of continuous specification driving and stunt images contained in be purchased through an authorised improvements, Lotus reserves the this brochure were taken on a closed Lotus dealership, please see the dealer right to modify specifications, technical circuit using professional drivers. Do locator at lotuscars.com. Purchaser’s equipment, options and colours at not attempt to recreate this style of statutory rights are not affected. any time. For the latest details please driving. Use of the vehicle on track or in contact your authorised Lotus dealership a competitive manner is not endorsed Note that current print and or visit lotuscars.com. Throughout by Lotus. Participation in use off-road, photographic techniques do not allow this brochure, wherever a feature is including on closed circuit tracks or for us to faithfully reproduce the full described as an option it should be use in a competitive manner, including depth and tone of the colours in this assumed that it will be at extra cost to timed laps or runs will invalidate the brochure. This brochure is designed the base vehicle unless specifically stated manufacturer’s warranty and the vehicle to provide general product information to the contrary. All model and colour will require appropriate levels of expert and is not a contractual document or combinations are subject to availability. vehicle preparation and servicing. offer of sale. For current information Customers are responsible for ensuring please contact your authorised Lotus Certain options or combinations of options that their cars comply with all relevant dealership. The details in this brochure may be unavailable in certain markets. road, track and or race regulations cannot be reproduced without the Performance results may vary depending at all times. CARS INTENDED express authorisation of Lotus. © Group upon the specification of the particular FOR TRACK USE ONLY CARRY NO Lotus Ltd 2019. Information relating vehicle, environmental conditions, MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY OTHER to the designs and patents that are driving style and other factors. Published THAN THAT REQUIRED BY LAW. held by Group Lotus Ltd are available figures should be used for comparison by visiting www.lotuscars.com/legal- purposes only and verification should Distributors and dealerships are not designs-and-patents or by writing not be attempted on public roads. Lotus agents of Lotus and have absolutely to Group Lotus Ltd, Potash Lane. FURTHER INFORMATION ELISE FURTHER THE LOTUS

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