The 2011 Lotus Elise that was apparent in Geneva beforehand this year powered by Toyota’s new Valvematic engines will abide to soldier on until 2015 area it will be replaced with the aloft archetypal – a new Elise that’s said to accept ‘grown up’.
It’s absolutely developed added – at the basic 1,095kg quoted barrier weight that’s about 200kg added than the accepted Elise which weighs alone about 900kg depending on trim level. The new Elise promises to be abundant added cosseting to its disciplinarian admitting – beneath awkward to get in ad get out – the columnist absolution by Lotus accurately says no added acrobatics!
Mobil Lotus Elise 2011 Pictures
“The Elise you can buy now is still a absurd car, accomplish no mistake, Lotus abide absolute appreciative of it, but this is a accustomed progression for us affective forward. The Elise 2015 will additionally be class-leading in agreement of achievement and ability but it will do added than that it will booty the Elise archetypal to the beginning of its chic beyond the board,” said Lotus CEO Dany Bahar.
Mobil Lotus Elise 2011 Photos
To advance about the added weight, the Elise’s agent has developed to a 2.0 liter force inducted motor authoritative 320 PS and 330Nm of torque. It will abide mid-engined and rear caster apprenticed like the accepted Elise, and the blueprint area alike lists an alternative Dual Clutch Transmission, demography the accountability of alive off the disciplinarian to advice him focus added on the absolute corners.
I anticipate it would accomplish faculty if already this new Elise is launched, Lotus connected to action the Elise in its accepted anatomy as some affectionate of “Elise Classic” for those who absolutely still appetite a apparatus minimum mobile.