
Paris Motor Show 2010 - Lotus Elise Concept
Lotus stun the world with ambitious model launch program: Lotus Elise Concept
If the Paris Motor Show threw up a couple of headline grabbing supercars you’d be happy, curious and envious. Jaguar delivered with their amazing C-X75 electric/turbine hybrid and Lamborghini with their carbon-with-everything Sesto Elemento concept. You’d be stunned if any manufacturer launched two concepts. But five? That’s what Lotus did and blew the press’s mind in the process. Much has been written about the feasibility of this production plan and we don’t have a view other than it seems over-ambitious. The bucket principle says that if you work in a company and ask for ten buckets of whatever to match your needs you’ll get five delivered. Is this the case with Lotus? If we get to see even three of these in the real world within the proposed time schedule we’ll be amazed and happy. All five and we’ll be stunned and elated!

Paris Motor Show 2010 Lotus future model lineup
Don’t forget though, that the first model to go on sale is the Elan a whole 3 years away, so there is plenty of time for the designs to evolve or change substantially. Also the show cars may have been part of a giant focus group rather than a fixed agenda.
Schedule:
Elan 4.0 litre V6 – summer 2013
Elite 5.0 litre V8 – spring 2014
Elise 2.0 litre straight 4 – spring 2014
Esprit 5.0 litre V8 – spring 2015
Eterne 5.0 litre V8 – spring 2015
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Paris Motor Show 2010 - Lotus Elise Concept
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Paris Motor Show 2010 - Lotus Elise Concept
The Elise 2015, proving great things come to those who wait.
Elise 2015 Specification
Layout: — 2 seater, mid-engined, rear wheel drive
Engine: — Petrol with start/stop option
Hybrid technology: — Mild hybrid, i.e. start/stop technology
Cylinder: — 4
Capacity: — 2.0 litre
Power/Torque: — 320 PS / 330 Nm
Rev limit: —- 7,800 rpm
0-100 km/h: — 4.3 seconds
Top speed: — 270 km/h
CO2 approx (CO2/km): — 150 g/km**
Weight: — 1,095 kg
Seats: — 2
Transmission: — 6 Speed Manual, DCT optional
Drive: — RWD
Start of production: — Early 2015
Enters the market: — Spring 2015
Price indication: — Circa £35,000
** With new technology

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