Lotus Elise

Lotus Elise
Lotus Elise
	Lotus Elise S Club Racer (Series 3)
Overview
Manufacturer	Lotus Cars
Production	1996–2021; 35,124 produced
Assembly	Hethel, Norfolk, England, UK; Shah Alam, Malaysia; (Lotus Cars Malaysia; Series 1, 1997–2000)
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car (S)
Body style	2-door 2-Seat Targa Top roadster
Layout	Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform	Lotus small car platform
Chronology
Predecessor	Lotus Elan
Successor	Lotus Emira

The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. A two-seater roadster with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, the Elise has a 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. The Elise was named after Elisa Artioli, the granddaughter of Romano Artioli who was chairman of Lotus and Bugatti at the time of the car's launch.^[6]

Production of the Elise, Exige and Evora ended in 2021. It was replaced by the Lotus Emira.^[7]^[8]^[1]

^ ^a ^b Silvestro, Brian (22 December 2021). "The Lotus Elise, Exige, and Evora Have Finally Ended Production". Road and Track. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ Ben D'Cunha (28 June 1998). "Malaysian Lotus". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
^ "Lotus Elise assembly at Proton terminated". autoworld.com.my. 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
^ "Last 'Malaysian' Elise To Be Delivered This Month". autoworld.com.my. 9 December 2002. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
^ "Lotus Elise S1 1995 - 2001 Series 1 1.8". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
^ Walton, Jeremy (2003). Lotus Elise: The Official Story. Motorbooks Intl. pp. 7, 95. ISBN 1-902351-05-3.
^ Allan, Lawrence (25 January 2021). "Lotus confirms new sports car, end of Elise, Exige and Evora in 2021". Autocar.
^ "A New Year and a New Future: New Lotus sports car series confirmed Elise, Exige and Evora embark on final year of production". Lotus Cars Media Site. 25 January 2021.

[roadandtrack-1] Silvestro, Brian (22 December 2021). "The Lotus Elise, Exige, and Evora Have Finally Ended Production". Road and Track. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[Proton-assembled_Lotus_Elise_80_news.google.com-2] Ben D'Cunha (28 June 1998). "Malaysian Lotus". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[Lotus_Elise_Malaysia_CKD-3] "Lotus Elise assembly at Proton terminated". autoworld.com.my. 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

[Lotus_Elise_Malaysia_CKD_2-4] "Last 'Malaysian' Elise To Be Delivered This Month". autoworld.com.my. 9 December 2002. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

[QV500-S1-5] "Lotus Elise S1 1995 - 2001 Series 1 1.8". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.

[6] Walton, Jeremy (2003). Lotus Elise: The Official Story. Motorbooks Intl. pp. 7, 95. ISBN 1-902351-05-3.

[7] Allan, Lawrence (25 January 2021). "Lotus confirms new sports car, end of Elise, Exige and Evora in 2021". Autocar.

[8] "A New Year and a New Future: New Lotus sports car series confirmed Elise, Exige and Evora embark on final year of production". Lotus Cars Media Site. 25 January 2021.

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