Lotus wants the Elise and Emira successor to retain the brand’s core philosophy but current battery tech is not ready
A meagre 84 hp doesn’t sound like much until you consider the Citroen AX GT’s tiny 1,592 lbs curb weight
The fully electric sportscar was engineered by Callum with sophisticated battery tech by Nyobolt and styling by Julian Thomson who also penned the first-generation of the Elise
The Tesla Roadster was based on the Lotus Elise and got more power. Was that enough to overcome the extra weight?
A new calendar year means another new haul of classics will turn 25 and can be legally imported to the U.S.
We know there are quite a few out there but which ones are the best ever?
Lotus boss Romano Artioli named the original Elise after his granddaughter in 1995
The boost in numbers comes as buyers scrambled to buy the Elise, Exige, and Evora
After 26 years and 51,738 units, the age of the Elise, Exige and Evora is over
Lotus’ still-unnamed electric sportscar is scheduled to arrive in 2026 as a direct successor to the Elise
From the Mazda Miata to the Lamborghini Murcielago, there’ve been some great manual ‘boxes; what’s your favorite?
The new Lotus architecture is 37 percent lighter than the one in the Emira
Lotus still intends to kill off the Elise at the end of the year, but it could live on if there’s a buyer for its tooling
Lotus leaned out and muscled up the Elise to create this crazy 1490 lb trackway weapon
The original Elise was as pure as it got. Does its final generation stay true to that ethos?
Original Elise could be the lowest-mileage series 1 in the world
And that’s despite being 25 years old having debuted in its original form back in 1996
The iconic Lotus models enter their final year of production with new special editions
