The Lotus Elise is one of the most well-known British sports cars from recent automotive history. Its low weight, nimbleness and fun character have made it a firm favorite among car enthusiasts; as ...

In 2008, Lotus also introduced the Elise SC, which featured a Magnusson/Eaton M45 roots-type supercharger that bumped the ...

Lotus ended production of the Elise in 2022, but the aftermarket is still coming up with ways to reinvent the roadster. Japanese tuner Rocket Bunny has built one of the most extensively modified ...

The first-generation Elise models were powered exclusively by the Rover K-series engine, which despite making only 118 hp still propelled the 1996 Lotus Elise to 62 mph in 5.5 seconds ...

We cry out for Lotus to bring the Elise to our shores. Lotus develops a 350-hp twin-turbo V-8 and drops it into the Esprit V-8. In November 1997, we test the Esprit V-8 and find that it moves from ...

Here are the details: The 2011 Elise SC Final Edition will be ... Also included is the 218-hp, supercharged version of Lotus’s Toyota-sourced 1.8-liter four-banger, as well as a sport suspension ...

Lotus will roll out the Elise Sport 240 and Elise Cup 250 ... Specifically, the Sport 240 receives a 23-horsepower bump for a total of 243 hp on tap. The car's torque rating remains unchanged ...

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And when an Elise recently met its maker at Road Atlanta, Fastx Autosport's owner Kevin Fennell was the Lotus owner's first ... the likes of a twin-turbo, 1000-hp time-attack Exige, a number ...

You're looking at the most powerful production car ever: the new Lotus Evija. Just 130 will be built, with deliveries starting in the second half of 2020, and it promises to set new benchmarks in ...

These small EVs would carry a 66.4 kWh pack and use a single electric drive unit of up to 470 hp. For larger two-seat sports cars (think Lotus Esprit rather than Lotus Elise), the wheelbase can be ...