Lotus Elise

Lotus Elise

Lotus is introducing special edition of Elise at its 20^th anniversary. The Elise is appreciated by it’s fans for it’s light weight and high performance. It was first time introduced in the Frankfurt Auto show in 1995.

Lotus is promoting this special edition as fuel sipper and lightweight model. The Elise’s new model is reduced in weight by 22 pounds.

According to company this 2,010 lb sports car achieves 27.3 mpg in the city and 47.6mpg on the highway.  It gains speed of 62 mph in 4.6 seconds with it’s 1.8 liter supercharged engine and it has a top speed of 145 mph.

The Elise anniversary edition is available in four traditional Lotus colors: blue, green, yellow and silver. The weight is saved by lightweight forged wheels, lightweight body color matching center console and lightweight sports  seats made of leather or Alcantara.

The Lotus Elise Anniversary Edition is going to cost about $ 59,00 depending upon the fluctuations  of currency market . Another addition of $5,300 in MSRP for hardtop roof, radio and air conditioning.

The Chief Executive Officer , Dany Bahar, of Group Lotus said: “We worked very hard on getting the Elise 2015 exactly right, it’s our entry level car so it needs to give a proper introduction to the driving experience.”  

“The Elise you can buy now is still a fantastic car, make no mistake, Lotus remain very proud of it, but this is a natural progression for us moving forward. The Elise 2015 will also be class-leading in terms of performance and efficiency bit it will do more than that it will take the Elise model to the forefront of its class across the board.”

“The design of the Elise 2015 is perfect for the target market, it’s young, strong, confident, verging on ruthless, it mirrors the engineering and technology. It’s the next generation Elise for a new generation of Lotus drivers.”

Don’t fear despite dramatic changes and upgrades  the Elise 2015 lost nothing  that made the coupe famous, it still keeps it’s dreamy performance.

Specifications

·         Citing Capacity- 2 seater

·         Fuel-Petrol

·         Hybrid technology-Mild hybrid

·         Engine-1.8 liter 4cylinder

·         Power-Torque 320 PS / 330 Nm

·         Speed- 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds

·         Top Speed-270 km/h

·         Weight-1,095 kg

·         Doors- 2

·         Transmission- Manual 6 Speed, DTC optional

·         Drive- Rear Wheel drive.

·         Production-Start of production Early 2015

·         Availability- Spring 2015

·         Expected Price- £35,000