Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. A two-seater roadster with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, the Elise has a fibreglass body shell atop its bonded extruded aluminium chassis that provides a rigid platform for the suspension, while keeping weight and production costs to a minimum. It is capable of speeds up to 240 km/h (150 mph). The Elise was named after Elisa Artioli, the granddaughter of Romano Artioli who was chairman of Lotus and Bugatti at the time of the car's launch.
| Lotus Elise | |
|---|---|
Lotus Elise S Club Racer (Series 3) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lotus Cars |
| Production | 1996–2021 35,124 produced |
| Assembly | Hethel, Norfolk, England, UK Shah Alam, Malaysia (Lotus Cars Malaysia; Series 1, 1997–2000) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | 2-door 2-Seat Targa Top roadster |
| Layout | Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Lotus small car platform |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lotus Elan |
| Successor | Lotus Emira |
Production of the Elise, Exige and Evora ended in 2021. It was replaced by the Lotus Emira.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.