Here iIn America, the Lotus Elise is a hallowed mid-engine sports car focused entirely on providing an exceptional driving experience. What many folks Stateside don't know is that Renault built an ...

The light, good-looking Lotus Elise was acclaimed as one of the best cars ever made. So why did Lotus decide it was time to ...

Mind you, it’s no ordinary turbocharged four-cylinder proudly displayed under the Emira’s transparent engine cover.

It’s impossible to overstate the significance of the original Lotus Elise, from the buzz that surrounded its gestation to the impact it made when launched. It was a radical concept in every ...

Excellent. The supercharged SC is the most powerful and the fastest production Elise so far. It produces 217bhp, and, according to Lotus’s figures, reaches 60mph in just 4.4sec and 100mph in 10. ...

It’s important to carefully check the trims of the car you’re interested in to make sure that you’re getting the features you want, and aren’t overpaying for those you don’t want. Our ...

Hp is not everything. Also note that the Elise is class champion or 2nd place at the nationals in almost every autocross class where it is legal to run an elise (SSM being the major exception ...

Since its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1995, the Elise has aged incredibly well. As the early Series 1 car we’re using for this feature skulks into the car park at Lotus’s ...

It’s a formula that Lotus has stuck with ever since, with the overhauled Elise S2 arriving in 2000 and the heavily updated S3 appearing a decade later; both are just as desirable as the original.