Lotus uses a fiberglass body structure under the front end of its Elise lineup ... and even odd-ball interior parts are all stocked by your local Toyota dealership. "Those parts that are glued ...

The Elise’s sparse interior smacks of focus and simplicity. Most of the sills, floor, central tunnel and dash are left as exposed aluminium. There’s also lots of painted plastic to match the ...

In 2011, the Lotus Elise received a facelift that included updated front and rear fascias, a new engine cover, and all-in-one integrated headlights with LED daytime running lights and LED ...

In 2009, the Lotus Elise lineup remained largely consistent with previous years, maintaining its core design and performance attributes. A notable addition was the limited-edition Jim Clark Type ...

The car featured a brand new trip computer, updated option packages and minor tweaks to the interior setup. In 2009, Lotus announced the Jim Clark Type 25 Elise SC limited edition, available only for ...

By this stage in the Elise’s evolution, Lotus had completed the transition ... If we designed the structure in a certain way, the interior could be the structure. It was a technology we wanted ...

Lotus uses a fiberglass body structure under the front end of its Elise lineup ... and even odd-ball interior parts are all stocked by your local Toyota dealership. "Those parts that are glued ...

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The Lotus Elise was chosen as a starting point for ... Adding a roof, and therefore an enclosed interior filled with air, would make it significantly more difficult for the car to overcome its ...