Readers of Lotus Enthusiast located in the United States should see the revised Elise on American roads very soon. The first cars from the UK have now arrived on the east coast, as pictured below.
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Lotus Press Release
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Lotus Press Release
We are delighted to announce that the new 2011 Lotus Elise has just been certified with an outstandingly low emissions figure of 149g of CO2 / km which represents a reduction of 16% over the previous Lotus Elise S.
This means that the Elise has the lowest CO2 for its performance level for any [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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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 [...]

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.