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My desire for an S2 Elise grows every day…

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Lotus Elise S1 

Launched at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Elise was the first ‘affordable’ sports car Lotus had built since production of the Series 4 Seven ended in 1973. At 50% cheaper than the Elan S2 and a third of the price of an Esprit, it would become Lotus’ best-selling sports car ever.Styled by Julian Thomson, engineered by his best friend Richard Rackham and named after the granddaughter of Lotus (and Bugatti) chairman Romano Artioli.The Elise pioneered epoxy-bonded anodised aluminium extrusions as a means of constructing a road car chassis.A simple, high-sided tub with transverse torque boxes at both ends, it is exceptionally stiff – on a par with steel saloon bodies – and exceptionally light, at just 68kg without the body and rollbar, keeping the weight of the whole car to less than 750kg and making it a phenomenal performer without needing outrageous power.Steel is used only for the rollbar, galvanised rear subframe and bonded-in suspension mounts.The Rover K-series engine and gearbox were lifted unchanged from the MGF and various Rovers, but it was somehow happier in the Elise than in any of its original hosts.With double overhead cams, 16 valves and all-aluminium construction making it very light, it was more like a race-car engine than a road-car one, and, like the Triumph Stag engine in the ’70s, needed more monitoring and maintenance than lesser power units.

Lotus Elise

Lotus Elise S2 111S

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Lotus Elise S2 111S

New section idea: `Old cars that dont look old and aged very well.` I think the lotus Elise S2 is a very good example for a timeless design. 23 years old, but doesnt look like that. What other cars can you think of? || 9gagrss || https://ift.tt/GlSIh7o https://ift.tt/0yVEj7P ||

Lotus Elise S2 111S

Lotus Elise S2 111S

Lotus Elise

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Lotus Elise S2 Type 25

Lotus Elise S2 111R

some very interesting chassis rigidity figures

The bigger the number, the more force is required to twist the chassis 1 degree. Final figure is torsional rigidity compared to weight which makes the RX8 the clear winner on this list...

BMW Mini Cooper S - 24,500 Nm/° - 1130 kg - 21.68 Nm/°/kg BMW Mini Cooper Convertible - 9000 Nm/° - 1175 kg - 7.66 Nm/°/kg BMW E90 - 22,500 Nm/° - 1425 kg - 15.79 Nm/°/kg BMW Z4 - 14,500 Nm/° - 1385 kg - 10.47 Nm/°/kg BMW Z4 M Coupe - 32,000 Nm/° - 1495 kg - 21.40 Nm/°/kg BMW E36 Touring - 10,900 Nm/° - 1498 kg - 7.28 Nm/°/kg BMW E36 Z3 - 5,600 Nm/° - 1175 kg - 4.77 Nm/°/kg BMW E46 Sedan (w/o folding seats) - 18,000 Nm/° - 1430 kg - 12.59 Nm/°/kg BMW E46 Sedan (w/folding seats) - 13,000 Nm/° - 1430 kg - 9.09 Nm/°/kg BMW E46 Wagon (w/folding seats) - 14,000 Nm/° - 1430 kg - 9.79 Nm/°/kg BMW E46 Coupe (w/folding seats) - 12,500 Nm/° - 1430 kg - 8.74 Nm/°/kg BMW E46 Convertible - 10,500 Nm/° - 1570 kg - 6.69 Nm/°/kg Volkswagon Passat - 32,400 Nm/° - 1660 kg - 19.52 Nm/°/kg Volkswagon Touareg - 36,900 Nm/° - 2332 kg - 15.82 Nm/°/kg Volkswagon Phaeton - 37,000 Nm/° - 2395 kg - 15.45 Nm/°/kg Volkswagon Fox - 17,941 Nm/° - 1012 kg - 17.73 Nm/°/kg Volkswagon Golf V GTI - 25,000 Nm/° - 1357 kg - 18.42 Nm/°/kg Saab 9-3 Sport - 21,000 Nm/° - 1305 kg - 16.09 Nm/°/kg MG ZT - 24,000 Nm/° - 1625 kg - 14.77 Nm/°/kg MG MGF - 7,100 Nm/° - 1087 kg - 6.53 Nm/°/kg MG MGTF - 8,500 Nm/° - 1115 kg - 7.62 Nm/°/kg Lotus 33 - 3,253 Nm/° - kg - ? Nm/°/kg Lotus Esprit SE Turbo - 5,850 Nm/° - 1300 kg - 4.50 Nm/°/kg Lotus Elan - 7,900 Nm/° - 997 kg - 7.92 Nm/°/kg Lotus Elan GRP body - 8,900 Nm/° - kg - ? Nm/°/kg Lotus Elise - 10,500 Nm/° - 756 kg - 13.89 Nm/°/kg Lotus Elise 111s - 11,000 Nm/° - 714 kg - 15.41 Nm/°/kg Lotus Elise S2 Exige - 10,500 Nm/° - 935 kg - 11.23 Nm/°/kg Mazda MX5 NA - 6000 Nm/° - 940 kg - 6.38 Nm/°/kg Mazda MX5 NB - 6000 Nm/° - 1000 kg - 6.00 Nm/°/kg Mazda MX5 NC - 8800 Nm/° - 1095 kg - 8.04 Nm/°/kg Mazda RX7 FB - 9150 Nm/° - 995 kg - 9.20 Nm/°/kg Mazda RX7 FC - 10500 Nm/° - 1223 kg - 8.59 Nm/°/kg Mazda RX7 FD - 15000 Nm/° - 1280 kg - 11.72 Nm/°/kg Mazda RX8 - 30000 Nm/° - 1345 kg - 22.30 Nm/°/kg Honda DC2 Integra VTiR - Nm/° - 1150 kg - ? Nm/°/kg Honda DC2 Integra Type R - Nm/° - 1050 kg - ? Nm/°/kg Honda S2000 - 20000 Nm/° - 1250 kg - 16.00 Nm/°/kg McLaren F1 - 13500 Nm/° - 1100 kg - 12.27 Nm/°/kg Ferrari 360 Modena - 23000 Nm/° - 1390 kg - 16.55 Nm/°/kg Ferrari 360 Spider - 13800 Nm/° - 1450 kg - 9.52 Nm/°/kg Ferrari F430 - 27600 Nm/° - 1450 kg - 19.03 Nm/°/kg

main ones to note are the RX8 compared to the Ferraris, the E46 with folding seats compared to those without, the Z4 vs the VWs, the McLaren F1 compared to the S2000. i do wish the honda data was complete, but this is still pretty cool and handy to refer back to.

Lotus Elise S2 111S