The Lotus Elise is a two seat, rear-wheel drive, mid-engined roadster conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the English manufacturer Lotus Cars. The car has a hand-finished 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.
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
The roadster is capable of speeds up to 240 km/h (150 mph). The Elise was named after Elisa, the granddaughter of Romano Artioli who was chairman of Lotus at the time of the car's launch.
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise