It barely seems like it, we know, but come September it will be 20 years since the Lotus Elise was unveiled to the world at Frankfurt in 1995. To mark the occasion, Norfolk is rolling out a celebratory version of its iconic lightweight aluminium roadster, dubbed the – deep breath – Lotus Elise 20th Anniversary Special Edition.
Replacing the Elise S Club Racer, the new model adds forged matte black wheels, a lightweight centre console and lightweight sports seats to lop 10 kg off the regular Elise S, sitting at just 914 kg. Other added accoutrements include a matte black rear diffuser, wing mirrors, roll hoop cover and rear fascia insert, leather or Alcantara upholstery with colour-coded stitching, as well as special anniversary decals inside and out.
Elsewhere, the mechanicals remain the same – the supercharged Toyota-sourced 2ZZ-GE 1.8 litre four-cylinder engine produces 217 hp at 6,800 rpm and 250 Nm at 4,600 rpm, propelling the car from 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds before hitting a top speed of 237 km/h. Fuel consumption is pegged at 5.9 litres per 100 km, while CO2 emissions are rated at 173 grams per kilometre.
“It is sometimes hard to believe that the Elise has been around for 20 years,” said CEO Jean-Marc Gales. “Over the years we have improved and refined the Elise but we have also ensured that we have retained the purity of the driving experience and for the Elise to remain as the sports car to which other marques aspire.”
The Lotus Elise 20th Anniversary Special Edition is already on sale, priced at £39,900 (RM221,400), a £2,700 (RM15,000) premium over the Elise S. Only four “classic Elise” colour choices are available, these being Blue, Green, Yellow and Silver.
Lotus Elise S at Petaling Jaya showroom
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Is this made in Bangladesh also soon?
And look at the engine, from Toyota. Why can’t Proton cars here use Toyota engine?
Imagine Iriz with 1.5L VVTi engine and Altis CVT gearbox, sure can sell 1 million units in 5 years locally and globally.
Haha.. That’s why Talk is cheap so funny lah you.
So Toyota will go for downsizing engine? Sendiri cakap sendiri syok last time talk about big cc with low FC.
Why can’t Toyota offers cheap EV and can do 1000km in one time charging? Imagine Myvi or Vios use that engine sure can sell 1000 million units in 1 year locally and globally.
For a lot of Iswara, Waja, Wira, Persona and all Iriz driver, they are already on this Lotus Elise.
Proton… The power of day dreaming… (you do need day dreaming to survive Proton quality).
Still doing special edition?
no new product ma…
lotus main problem is all its car too small, v asian already feel compact, how about matsalleh?
No offense to Lotus, but, in my honest opinion, the dashboard looks like proton saga flx’s interior(aircond vent,and curves) i understand proton copied lotus’s design,but really Lotus?,waaaaaaayyyy too outdated interior…Outstanding exterior look,so, please work on interior design,Lotus.
Nolah.. stil ok… still got… oh shit… where is the touchscreen?
This is not new car
who will still buying lotus in 2015?
Lotus is Proton.. bad RV.. Buy Toyota better.. good RV
RV=regret value
Got toyota engine. so RV should be better than proton
I buy this lotus car….later go install proton engine…
Change the lotus badge to proton……