Elise/Exige picture & video thread

[stevensr34]

My 240 Final Edition at a Supersprint event near Brisbane, Australia.

 

 

[Mattb130]

Evening drive out late summer last year. 

[Bibs]

 

 

 

[exeterjeep]

Interesting to watch the comparison on Fifth gear recharged yesterday, Plato had a petrol Elise vs the Tesla Roadster. The Elise won by 3 secs. He loved driving it.

[Niffty951]

Anyone know this S2?

[Space Hopper]

Afterburners on 🏎️🚀

[jep]

The last S1 Elise, first owner Julian Thomson, at Gordon Murray Design. 

[jep]

Runnymede meet today. Only two Lotus. Sorry for Emira pic in wrong thread....

 

[CooperLotus]

Hi All,

just became a first time Lotus owner after buying this 2005 111R. Pleased to say its been beyond my high expectations and understand why people fall in love with this little car. not sure you can get a better weekend car for the money.  having always been a classic mini owner, driving the 111R for the first time was like sitting in a baby supercar.  

Neil.

Edited May 8, 2023 by CooperLotus

[Bibs]

That's a great colour on the Elise too! Congratulations and welcome to Lotus ownership! 👍

[JB]

Few pics from our recent trip to The Ring via Spa

[Bibs]

 

[milesofsmiles]

One of a few posts on my Instagram from weeks trip to the Ring.  Please enjoy the other there...    https://www.instagram.com/p/CtCVzAQIu-X/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

Edited June 13, 2023 by milesofsmiles

[Nathan Pitman]

Back in a Lotus!

[Bibs]

Congrats! Nice, 118bhp standard car?

[Nathan Pitman]

34 minutes ago, Bibs said:

Congrats! Nice, 118bhp standard car?

Yup, plenty!

[Bibs]

The engine suits the car perfectly. I preferred it to my 111s in truth! 

[stevensr34]

On 01/06/2023 at 20:39, Bibs said:

 

Re: 10 things you never knew about the Lotus Elise...

The presenter mentions "fake shut-lines" and has no idea why they are there.

Sigh...

He obviously hasn't ever seen the inside of a clam - there are two separate pieces bonded together - and the shut line marks the join between the two.

 

[Nathan Pitman]

8 hours ago, stevensr34 said:

Re: 10 things you never knew about the Lotus Elise...

The presenter mentions "fake shut-lines" and has no idea why they are there.

Sigh...

He obviously hasn't ever seen the inside of a clam - there are two separate pieces bonded together - and the shut line marks the join between the two.

 

I always wondered about these too, I always assumed that on newer models it was the ghost of the S1 Elise clam which had been evolved and it was probably cheaper to just overlay the revised clam on to some elements of the existing design?

[stevensr34]

As the clam is not hand made, the complex surface has to be manufactured in separate parts and then bonded together. This applies to both front and rear clams of the S2/S3. As the join would be obvious I guess they decided to make it a "feature" but it is there for a reason - its not really a "fake shut line"... more accurate would be a "bonding line".

[Bibs]

[Geek]

This is my Elise s1 111s, purchased (via Pistonheads) about three months ago.

 

[jep]

Surrey to Sussex today for fish, chips and crazy golf in Hastings with the last S1 produced:

Justin 

 

[Bibs]

 

[Geek]

On 31/12/2023 at 00:09, Geek said:

This is my Elise s1 111s, purchased (via Pistonheads) about three months ago.

 

Just been for the first drive on the road of 2024  in the above Elise S1, the old chap in the Alfa 4c didn't wave , but the driver of the Alfa GTV 1750 did . Drove about 22 miles so the car has now done 27000 (just a little over). I want to drive it lots of miles this year. Looking forward to attending Lotus events/meet ups in and around the North West.