Lotus GroupAesthetically it’s definitely pleasing to the eye, it’s bold directional body gives you subtle hints of the Elise of old so it still seems a touch familiar but at the same time, it couldn’t be more different. Perhaps a small example of how the car has changed would help. Aside from strong graphic styling, the practicality of the car has had a major overhaul too with sizeable improvements made to the ingress and egress – in simple terms, no more acrobatics but still all the fun you expect from the Elise.
Take a walk on the wild side with the 'Vive La Revolution' video of the future Elise in action.
Turn your sound up, maximise the screen and sit back and enjoy the ride!
The team have worked very hard on getting the Elise exactly right. It’s the entry level car so it needs to give a proper introduction to the Lotus driving experience.
The Elise you can buy today is a fantastic car, make no mistake, Lotus remain very proud of it, but the future Elise is a natural progression. The new Elise will also be class-leading in terms of performance and efficiency but it will do more than that it will take the Elise model to the forefront of its class across the board.
The design of the new Elise is perfect for the target market. It’s young, strong, confident, verging on ruthless. It mirrors the engineering and technology. It’s the next generation Elise for a new generation of Lotus drivers.
Fear not though, despite the dramatic upgrades the Elise has lost none of the cheeky charm that made the two-seater sports car famous, it still retains performance through lightweight and handles like a dream – albeit a quite aggressive and tension filled dream. With a 2.0 litre inline 4 pressure charged engine delivering up to 320 PS, the Elise should reach 0-100kph in under 4.5 seconds. The Elise, proving great things come to those who wait.
