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Lotus Elise facelift revealed

Below are the official photos from Lotus of the facelifted Lotus Elise. More details forthcoming.
UPDATE: The Lotus Press Release with full details is now available and added below.
The new Lotus Elise probably has the lowest CO2 for its performance for any gasoline high performance sportscar in the world
The Lotus Elise revolutionised the sportscar market 14 [...]

Vote for the S2 Lotus Elise for Autocar’s Car of the Decade!

Autocar has rounded up their favorite cars from the past decade and opened the voting online to car enthusiasts around the world.
What car, more than 9 years after the S2’s first debut, still sets the benchmark for steering feel and overall handling other than the Lotus Elise? At a time when all major manufacturers have [...]

Lotus Elise Purist Edition at dealers

Last month, we let you know on our Twitter feed as soon as the first Lotus Elise Purist Edition models rolled onto American shores. While most dealers received their Purist Edition cars a few weeks ago, some photos are better late than never right?
- More information on the Lotus Elise Purist Edition -
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Lotus Elise Club Racer unveiled

The newest special edition of the Lotus Elise is scheduled to make its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show later this month. Based on the 134 hp Lotus Elise S, the Club Racer sports four exclusive color schemes inspired by Lotus models from the 1960s.
Inside, drivers will find a new steering wheel with [...]

Lotus Black & White Editions brochure

Since we first presented the Lotus Elise Black and White Editions in July, Lotus Silverstone has produced a brochure on the cars.
Both the Black Edition and White Edition packages can be fitted to either Elise R or Elise SC models.
Follow the jump for the images.

Head on crash between Elise and Miata in SCCA race

A terrible crash occurred last week at Lime Rock during an SCCA race event.
David Brand, who was driving a Lotus Elise, spun out while negotiating a right-hand bend…unbeknownst to the group of Mazda Miatas behind him. With nowhere to go, the SM Miata of Ken Payson smashed into David’s Lotus head-on and the Miata catapulted [...]

Lotus announces factory-developed supercharger kit for Elise and Exige

Lotus Cars USA has officially announced a factory-engineered, warranted, and 50-state legal supercharger kit for all Lotus Elise and Lotus Exige models powered by the Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine.
The kit utilizes the same supercharger and intake manifold as fitted to the production Lotus Elise SC. Along with revised engine management and new high-flow injectors, power climbs [...]

Evo: Evora vs. Nissan GT-R vs. Elise

With a price tag in the range of £58K for an Evora Launch Edition, the four-seat Lotus is forced to battle against an unlikely rival from Japan — the Nissan GT-R. While built to the tune of distinctly different philosophies — one a technical tour de force of insulating electronics, the other a benchmark of [...]

Hertz announces Lotus Elise and Exige rentals in Italy

Adding yet another reason to visit Italy, Lotus has announced a partnership with Hertz to offer Lotus Elise SC and Lotus Exige models to Italian Hertz car rental customers.
The all-yellow fleet also receives yellow interior stitching and Hertz logos embroidered into the seats.

Proton revs up Lotus in Malaysia

Malaysian automaker Proton is showcasing almost the entire lineup of Lotus cars to the Malaysian public for the first time since it bought the British marque in 1996.
The five day Lotus Showcase 2009 event aims to boost Lotus’s presence in Proton’s home country and increase sales to 60 units annually. Over the past seven years [...]

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