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The Lotus Elise is a roadster conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the English manufacturer Lotus Cars. The car has a hand-finished fiberglass body shell atop its aluminium extrusion and bonded frame that provides a rigid platform for the suspension, while keeping weight and production costs to a minimum. Capable of speeds up to 240 km/h (150 mph). Image File history File links Lotuselise. ...
Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ...
Lotus Logo with monogram of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. ...
The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car, which have been called a motorcycle on four wheels. It is characterised by very good acceleration but a low top speed, handling is lively and the ride is uncompromising. The drag coefficient is around 0. ...
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The Toyota ZZ engine family is a straight-4 piston engine series. ...
The Toyota ZZ engine family is a straight-4 piston engine series. ...
The Lotus Exige (pronounced: ex-seej) is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars. ...
Lotus 340R Lotus 340R The Lotus 340R was a limited edition sports car maunufactured by Lotus Cars in 2000 at their Hethel factory. ...
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New 2006 Lotus Europa S New 2006 Lotus Europa S Side view New 2006 Lotus Europa S Front view New 2006 Lotus Europa S Rear view Lotus Cars Europa S is a GT type two seater automobile designed to complement the very successful Lotus Elise sports car and its derivative...
The lone Elise GT1 road car on display. ...
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Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Lotus Logo with monogram of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. ...
Bundle of fiberglass Fiberglass (also called fibreglass and glass fibre) is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. ...
Series 1 The design philosophy of Lotus is "Performance through light weight", a philosophy first adopted by the founder of Lotus, Colin Chapman. The motto drives Lotus to obtain very high performance with lightweight cars in spite of their relatively modest power outputs, with a strong emphasis on driving purity and dynamics. Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (19 May 1928 - 16 December 1982)[1] was an influential British designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. ...
 Series 1 Lotus Elise at the Apex of Snetterton's Russell Chicane The result is a sports car that in production form in 1996 weighed in at just 720 kg (1,587 lb). Compare this to a Porsche Boxster which is also considered to be an extremely lightweight sports car but weighs nearly twice as much; 1,250 kg (2,756 lb). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1110x840, 37 KB) Summary Derrick Rowe, Own Car Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lotus Elise ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1110x840, 37 KB) Summary Derrick Rowe, Own Car Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lotus Elise ...
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. ...
The Porsche Boxster is a mid-engined roadster built by Porsche. ...
As a result, the Elise's acceleration (0-60mph in 5.8 seconds), braking, cornering, and fuel consumption (all of which are improved by reductions in a car's weight) were astonishing for an engine put out a relatively modest 120 bhp (89 kW), compared to the 201 bhp (149 kW) produced by the 1997 Porsche Boxster.[1] For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
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The Boxster, internally known as the 986/987 and/or 986 Boxster/987 Boxster is a mid-engined roadster built by Porsche. ...
Although high-tech, it represented affordable cost of ownership for sports car lovers on a budget who still wanted performance and looks.
Besides the "standard" higher-performance variants listed below, Lotus also released some limited edition models such as Sport 135 (1998/9) with approx 145 bhp (108 kW), Sport 160 (2000) with 150–160 bhp (112–119 kW) and Sport 190 (190 bhp / 142 kW). These were more competent on track with sports suspension, wheels and tyres, seats according to model. There were other special editions which were basically cosmetic treatments such as the 50th Anniversary Edition (green/gold) celebrating 50 years of Lotus cars, the Type 49 ("Gold Leaf" red and white two-tone), and Type 72 ("JPS" black/gold) to recall their successful Grand Prix car type numbers.
111S The original Elise, called the Series 1 was augmented by a faster edition called the 111S, named after the Lotus type-number of the Elise — M111. The 111S was introduced in early 1999 and contained a VVC Rover K-Series engine with a modified head and VVT type technology producing a declared 143 bhp rather than the standard Rover 1.8 L K-series 118 bhp unit, along with a closer ratio gearbox and lower ratio final drive. It also had more padding in the seats. The 111S also received some cosmetic changes including: headlamp covers, rear spoiler, cross drilled brake discs, alloy window winders and a new 6 spoke road wheel design. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1128x798, 565 KB) Summary Derrick Rowe, Own Car Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lotus Elise ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1128x798, 565 KB) Summary Derrick Rowe, Own Car Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lotus Elise ...
VVC (Variable Valve Control) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Rover. ...
The Rover Group K-Series engine is an engine built by MG Rovers MG Powertrain division. ...
Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. ...
// Rover was a British automobile manufacturer and later a marque based at the former Austin Longbridge plant in Birmingham. ...
The Rover Group K-Series engine was introduced in 1988 as a powerplant for the Rover Metro car. ...
340R -
In 2000, the 340R limited edition model, based on a Series 1 Elise was introduced. This roofless car was a special edition, limited to only 340 cars being built. The name 340 refers to the 340 bhp/tonne (254 kW/tonne) power-to-weight ratio of the original prototype which had 177 bhp (131 kW) while weighing just 500 kg. The final production versions however weighed 568 kg in race trim. Lotus 340R Lotus 340R The Lotus 340R was a limited edition sports car maunufactured by Lotus Cars in 2000 at their Hethel factory. ...
Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...
Lotus 340R Lotus 340R The Lotus 340R was a limited edition sports car maunufactured by Lotus Cars in 2000 at their Hethel factory. ...
Exige -
Main article: Lotus Exige Also in 2000, Lotus introduced the Exige — a hardtop version of the Elise with the 177 bhp (131 kW) engine from the 340R — as well as different front and rear clams, larger wheels, and a rear wing. Many models received an upgrade to 190 bhp (142 kW) with better driveability due to changes to ECU and cam timing. The Lotus Exige (pronounced: ex-seej) is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars. ...
Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars based in Hethel, Norfolk, formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. ...
The Lotus Exige (pronounced: ex-seej) is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars. ...
Lotus 340R Lotus 340R The Lotus 340R was a limited edition sports car maunufactured by Lotus Cars in 2000 at their Hethel factory. ...
Series 2 Announced on October 9 2000, the Series 2 Elise was a redesigned Series 1 using a slightly modified version of the Series 1 chassis and the same K-series engine with a brand new Lotus-developed ECU. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 4. ...
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The Rover Group K-Series engine was introduced in 1988 as a powerplant for the Rover Metro car. ...
An engine control unit (ECU) is an electronic control unit which controls various aspects of an internal combustion engines operation. ...
The design of the body paid homage to the still-born M250 project and was the first Lotus to be designed on computer. The Series 2 Elise is built on the same production line also created for the Vauxhall VX220/Opel Speedster in a newer facility at Hethel. Both cars shared many parts, including the chassis, although they have totally different drivetrains and powerplants. The Vauxhall / Opel version ceased production in 2004. Vauxhall VX220 turbo. ...
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The series 2 was also available as a 111S model, with the VVT engine technology. Also released was the Lotus Sport 160, which is a Lotus 111S Series 2 with the additional track handling package. The 111S models were discontinued in 2005. Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. ...
111R This Series 2 Elise model comes in European 111R version or a version sold in North America, called the Federal Elise. It is powered by the all-aluminium 189 hp (141 kW) Toyota engine with a Yamaha designed twin-cam head offering variable valve timing on both intake and exhaust valvetrain. The Toyota manufactured 1.8L DOHC engine, has a 6 speed manual Toyota gearbox and is acclaimed as the best version of the Elise to date, with tremendous performance numbers, with many tests resulting in 0–60 mph (0–100 km/h) in approximately 4.9 seconds or 4.7 seconds with the Sport Package. The engine management computer is a Lotus programmed unit. A radical cam timing shift at ~6,000 rpm makes the car feel like it has two different engines. Yamaha may refer to: Yamaha Corporation – A manufacturer of a diverse range of musical instruments and electronics. ...
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A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ...
The 2005 Lotus Elise was the first to be sold commercially in the United States, in the summer of 2004. Approval for the Elise, however, required intervention by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) who provided a three-year exemption for the car, as it had failed to meet US bumper and headlight regulations. All Lotus Elise cars manufactured after January 1, 2007 include the new headlights and 2.5 mph bumpers, although they are hidden in the front. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced nit-suh) is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. ...
This model has been followed up by the 2006 Model Year Elise 111R and SportRacer models. Lotus made a limited edition (50 in the US) version of the Lotus Elise as well, called the Lotus Elise Sport.
2006 models also differ from the 2005 models in a few aspects. 2006 models sport LED tail lights, drive by wire (an updated ECU), improved gas mileage, as well as more comfortable seats. “LED†redirects here. ...
Electronic throttle control (ETC) is an automobile technology which severs the direct link between the accelerator pedal and the throttle. ...
For the 2007 model year Lotus there were several further minor changes made. The LOTUS lettering on the rear of the vehicle, which was previously flat stickers, was changed to raised lettering. The headlamp units were sealed. Also, in order to comply with US Federally mandated bumper restrictions, the frontal crash structure was slightly changed and rear bumperettes were added next to the license plate mount. Approximately 100 2007 model year "launch" cars were shipped to the US without these bumper changes.
Also in 2007 the Elise S was released and the 111R renamed Elise R. The Elise S is the new base model with a Toyota sourced 1.8l engine replacing the previous models K series rover engine. The 1ZZ-FE engine produces 134 bhp (100 kW) at 6200 rpm (an increase over 120 bhp (89 kW) rover engine). The inclusion of airbags, ABS brakes, electric windows, and carpet in addition to the new heavier engine has increased the base weight to 860kg (1895lb) (approximately 85kg higher than the previous S model).
2008 Models For 2008, there have been several additions to the Lotus line-up. There will be two versions of the Elise. Lotus will continue to provide a naturally aspirated Elise producing 190hp. The second version will be the Elise SC sporting a non-intercooled supercharger producing 220hp. 0-60mph is reduced from 4.9 for the base Elise or 4.7 seconds for the Elise with Sport package to 4.4 seconds for the Elise SC. The NA Elise styling will be similar to the prior model years. The Elise SC, however, will be distinguishable from the NA version by a rear spoiler identical to the Type 72-D edition spoiler and new wheels. Weight remains a Lotus-claimed 1987 lbs; just three pounds more than the previous year.
Several new color options for 2008 have been brought to the marketplace. These include new metallic colors (additional $590) Persian Blue and Liquid Blue; new Lifestyle color (additional $1200) Isotope Green; new Limited Color Level (additional $3,300) Candy Red, Ice White, and Burnt Orange; and the new Exclusive Color Level (additional $5,100) Prism Green and Moonstone Silver. The following colors have been discontinued for 2008: Nightfall Blue, Aubergine Purple, Magnetic Blue, Polar Blue, Autumn Gold, Chili Red, and Krypton Green.
Special Editions - Sport 190
- Sport 135R
- Type 23
- Type 25
- Type 49
- Type 72
Exige -
Main article: Lotus Exige The Series 2 Exige, comes with the same high revving Toyota engine and six speed gearbox as the Elise 111R, replacing the Rover K-series engine of the previous Exige. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1040x652, 172 KB) Summary Derrick Rowe, Own Car Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lotus Elise Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1040x652, 172 KB) Summary Derrick Rowe, Own Car Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lotus Elise Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...
The Lotus Exige (pronounced: ex-seej) is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars. ...
This article is about the automaker. ...
// Rover was a British automobile manufacturer and later a marque based at the former Austin Longbridge plant in Birmingham. ...
The Series 2 Exige has been followed up by the limited-edition Lotus Sport Exige 240R, incorporating a Lotus-developed supercharger atop the Toyota engine. The US Federalized version with the supercharger fitted is known as the Exige S.
List of cars sharing the Elise platform New 2006 Lotus Europa S New 2006 Lotus Europa S Side view New 2006 Lotus Europa S Front view New 2006 Lotus Europa S Rear view Lotus Cars Europa S is a GT type two seater automobile designed to complement the very successful Lotus Elise sports car and its derivative...
This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
The Lotus Exige (pronounced: ex-seej) is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars. ...
The lone Elise GT1 road car on display. ...
Lotus 340R Lotus 340R The Lotus 340R was a limited edition sports car maunufactured by Lotus Cars in 2000 at their Hethel factory. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Vauxhall VX220. ...
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External links - Group Lotus PLC Manufacturer website
- Lotus USA US distributor
- EliseTalk Forum for discussing Lotus Cars
- SELOC Lotus enthusiasts' club
- Golden Gate Lotus Club site Golden Gate Lotus Club
- SELOC TechWiki Lotus technical wiki
- How the Lotus Elise Works From Howstuffworks
- Lotus Elise From The Sands Mechanical Museum
- Robert Collingridge's Elise site Source of information on all things Elise
- Lotus Elise Videos Source of Lotus Elise Videos
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