Lotus Elise
Vehicle Detail
One of the most light weight two seater sports car in the world market, Lotus Elise, has been on the European roads since early 94, but because of some or the other reason, it was only launched for the US market in the year 2005. The USP of roadster Lotus Elise is its light weight, something which the company has specifically ensured in the car. Over the years its undergone a lot of changes both in terms of its looks and other specifications, but the company policy of maintaining its light weight has been kept constant through out.
Lotus Company works on the philosophy of “performance through light weight”, something which is followed in all the generations of cars that have come out of Lotus Company’s factories. With the Lotus Elise as well, the manufacturers have followed the same guidelines and have come out with one the lightest two seater sports car to run on the road. Continuing with the same philosophy the body of the car is also being manufactured from hand finished fiber glass.
The Lotus Elise sports a 1.8 liter engine with a 6 speed manual transmission. The engine is sourced from Toyota and works on a four cylinder format and is able to churn out approximately 189 bhp. Again following up on the philosophy of making light weight vehicles, a customer is given an option of choosing to have the air conditioning system or not. The hard top roof is also optional for the customers and if required can be installed upon purchase.
These are not a standard part of the vehicle that comes in from the factories. With regards to provision of safety features and equipments, the Lotus Elise, sports the basic antilock brakes in the factory released model. Additional features like the power steering, traction control, side air bags or stability control are not included in the car.
Seating inside the car for two people is quite comfortable and the comfort and safety features have been kept to a minimum. The idea of the company is for the customers or drivers to enjoy the drive above each and other ancillary things.