follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Speed By Design
Register Garage Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > Off-Topic Discussions > Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions

Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions Discuss all other cars and automotive news here.


User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 02-17-2016, 08:21 AM   #15
vh_supra26
Site Moderator
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Drives: Supra
Location: Houston
Posts: 2,793
Thanks: 1,155
Thanked 2,181 Times in 964 Posts
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Lotus Refreshes 2016 Elise Range With Sport And Sport 220

Quote:
Lotus has introduced two new editions of its Elise sports car for the 2016 model year .

The new Elise Sport that replaces the current 1.6 Elise lost 10kg (22lbs), bringing total weight down to 866kg (1,909lbs), while the new Elise Sport 220 that takes over from the Elise S, weighs 914kg (2,015lbs).

Engines remain the same as before, with the Sport getting a 1.6L engine producing 134hp and 159 Nm (118lb-ft), and the Sport 220 a 1.8-liter producing 217hp and 250Nm (184 lb-ft). The 0-62mph (100km/h) takes 6.5s in the Elise Sport and 4.6s in the Sport 220.

The two roadsters are offered in ten different exterior colors, including Signature Grey, Metallic Black, Metallic Orange, Metallic Grey, Metallic Silver, Metallic White, Metallic Blue, Metallic Green, Solid Yellow and Solid Red. Lightweight silver or black cast wheels, 16-inch front and 17-inch rear, wheels are offered as standard, along with a black rear diffuser.

Their cabins feature lightweight sports seats, available in Alcantara, leather or classic tartan (first introduced in 1976 on the Esprit S1). Prices for the Elise Sport, in the UK, start from ?29,000 (equal to ?39,900 /$42,786) and for the Elise Sport 220 at ?36,500 (equal to ?48,700/ $52,221). The two will go on sale in Europe in December and worldwide from January, 2016.
http://www.carscoops.com/2015/11/lot...ange-with.html



vh_supra26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2016, 08:23 AM   #16
vh_supra26
Site Moderator
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Drives: Supra
Location: Houston
Posts: 2,793
Thanks: 1,155
Thanked 2,181 Times in 964 Posts
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Lotus Presents New Elise Cup 250, Fastest Street-Legal Elise Yet

Quote:
As if the Elise wasn’t a lightweight track-munching driver’s car to begin with, the British automaker has introduced a new performance Cup variant – the fastest road-going Elise ever made.

The new moniker brings a comprehensive array of modifications, shaving 21 kilograms (46 lbs) in the process and gaining 26 horses. Now, the Elise tips the scale at a measly 931 kilograms (2,052 lbs), being capable of getting from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in 3.9 seconds – but that’s to be expected from car manufactured by a company known for its “aggressive” weight saving techniques.

Adding lightness and speed to an already swift and frisky automobile is a tricky task, but staying true to Colin Chapman’s “Simplify, then add lightness” recipe, Lotus delivered a real treat from its “Lightweight Laboratory”. Featuring a Lithium-ion battery, carbon fiber seats, and ultra-lightweight, forged alloy wheels, the car slashes 17.5 kilograms.

But the story doesn’t end here, as the company also offers a Carbon Aero Pack, which reduces the vehicle’s mass to just 912 Kilos. Moreover, the little Elise Cup 250 is available for the first time as a roadster as standard with a hard top available as an option.

All these performance enhancements make the car lap Lotus’ test track in 1 minute 34 seconds, four seconds off the previous Elise Cup 220’s time, making it the fastest recorded production Elise.

Power comes from a new higher-output version of the supercharged 1.8-litre 4-cylinder engine, boasting 243 hp at 7200 rpm and 250 Nm of torque between 3500 and 5500 rpm. The aerodynamically optimized body kit comes into play as well, providing 66 Kilograms of downforce at 160 km/h (100 mph) and 155 Kilograms at 248 km/h (154 mph) – which is the vehicle’s top speed.

But in spite of all the weight saving, the Elise Cup 250 doesn’t lack in creature comforts, sporting a full Alcantara interior in red or black, with an optional Leather Pack available. A total of ten paint choices are available for the car, providing customers a wide variety of options to tailor their Elise.


vh_supra26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2016, 01:49 AM   #17
synchromesh
Senior Member
 
synchromesh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Drives: Ultramarine Blue
Location: Canada
Posts: 258
Thanks: 23
Thanked 58 Times in 47 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
The fact that a BRZ is close to $30,000 or 25,000GBP ; why can't the Elise Sport 220 be had for around the low 40's here in America?


This was off my radar, but it would be a good Commonwealth move if it was offered or available new locally and legally at a good price.


I would seriously consider holding off on my next car purchase for this thing.
synchromesh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2016, 06:07 AM   #18
Tcoat
Senior Member
 
Tcoat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Drives: 2020 Hakone
Location: London, Ont
Posts: 69,845
Thanks: 61,656
Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts
Mentioned: 2494 Post(s)
Tagged: 50 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by synchromesh View Post
The fact that a BRZ is close to $30,000 or 25,000GBP ; why can't the Elise Sport 220 be had for around the low 40's here in America?


This was off my radar, but it would be a good Commonwealth move if it was offered or available new locally and legally at a good price.


I would seriously consider holding off on my next car purchase for this thing.
The price of exporting cars is sort of tricky for manufacturers and it really isn't possible to do a straight across the board comparison. Toyota is able to use shear volume and breaks that they get from the US government for making cars in the US to keep those costs down. Lotus does not have either of these advantages and that keeps their costs higher which of course is reflected in their price This is an age old problem for the smaller manufacturers when they try to import low numbers of cars..
__________________
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.
Tcoat is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Tcoat For This Useful Post:
chaoskaze (02-19-2016)
Old 02-19-2016, 07:00 AM   #19
chaoskaze
The Fail Boat
 
chaoskaze's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Drives: CWP S.B.
Location: LasVegas
Posts: 3,028
Thanks: 4,718
Thanked 1,293 Times in 873 Posts
Mentioned: 19 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by synchromesh View Post
The fact that a BRZ is close to $30,000 or 25,000GBP ; why can't the Elise Sport 220 be had for around the low 40's here in America?


This was off my radar, but it would be a good Commonwealth move if it was offered or available new locally and legally at a good price.


I would seriously consider holding off on my next car purchase for this thing.

It's lotus, British ponds. There is a reason why Japanese is the like 4th largest economy body of the world or something.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
chaoskaze is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2016, 10:35 AM   #20
synchromesh
Senior Member
 
synchromesh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Drives: Ultramarine Blue
Location: Canada
Posts: 258
Thanks: 23
Thanked 58 Times in 47 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
The price of exporting cars is sort of tricky for manufacturers and it really isn't possible to do a straight across the board comparison. Toyota is able to use shear volume and breaks that they get from the US government for making cars in the US to keep those costs down. Lotus does not have either of these advantages and that keeps their costs higher which of course is reflected in their price This is an age old problem for the smaller manufacturers when they try to import low numbers of cars..

I understand the basics in that sense but I would honestly prefer more affordable British-made/produced or designed products because they have been great for the most part.


I am a believer an economy should try to find a somewhat balanced figure on exports and imports. It can get out of hand if it gets too lopsided, respectively. Here in Canada, I can name a few products where exporters get a break so at least it sells and both parties are happy.


I know the EU Trade Minister? paid Canada a visit a couple years ago and one item was to make some of these cars more readily available. In this case, probably looking exclusively, a meeting with a British Trade Minister.
synchromesh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2016, 11:37 AM   #21
Tcoat
Senior Member
 
Tcoat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Drives: 2020 Hakone
Location: London, Ont
Posts: 69,845
Thanks: 61,656
Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts
Mentioned: 2494 Post(s)
Tagged: 50 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by synchromesh View Post
I understand the basics in that sense but I would honestly prefer more affordable British-made/produced or designed products because they have been great for the most part.


I am a believer an economy should try to find a somewhat balanced figure on exports and imports. It can get out of hand if it gets too lopsided, respectively. Here in Canada, I can name a few products where exporters get a break so at least it sells and both parties are happy.


I know the EU Trade Minister? paid Canada a visit a couple years ago and one item was to make some of these cars more readily available. In this case, probably looking exclusively, a meeting with a British Trade Minister.
YA but they have been trying to do that with cars like the MG since the early 70s. The numbers just are not there to support the business case for the smaller numbers. We Canadians simply do not buy enough niche cars to make it worth their while. If the US brings in enough then ya we benefit but on our own they will not touch us. It sucks.
__________________
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.
Tcoat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2016, 03:13 PM   #22
vh_supra26
Site Moderator
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Drives: Supra
Location: Houston
Posts: 2,793
Thanks: 1,155
Thanked 2,181 Times in 964 Posts
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Lightly Modified 2005 Lotus Elise Is All You Need To Put A Smile On Your Face

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHdTpGWBHNE[/ame]

Quote:
The Lotus Elise is probably one of the most common images people conjure up when they think ‘light, mid-engined sports car'.

It’s now fairly common around the world, where people drive them on the street, at trackdays and even enter actual racing disciplines with modified examples.

And who’d blame the fans? The Elise was a cutting edge car back in the mid-1990s when it came about, with its super light body and bonded aluminum chassis – it epitomized the Lotus philosophy of 'adding lightness', which is why I think it was so much more popular than older models, an actual modern British motoring icon...

If you want to have one as a fairly cheap canyon carver, then you don’t really need to do anything to it. If you mess with the suspension, tires and brakes, you’ll make the car’s excellently balanced chassis shine – apparently, they can understeer if the correct driving technique isn’t applied, and better tires and shocks do help in that respect.

Matt Farah had one on TST, which he drove on the Angeles Crest highway, in California.
vh_supra26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-08-2021, 02:14 PM   #23
gymratter
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Drives: BMW
Location: TX
Posts: 2,395
Thanks: 1,971
Thanked 1,825 Times in 952 Posts
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
SAVING THE BEST ‘TIL LAST: THE LOTUS ELISE AND EXIGE FINAL EDITION CARS

https://media.lotuscars.com/en/news-...tion-cars.html

gymratter is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to gymratter For This Useful Post:
Red-86 (02-16-2021)
Old 02-08-2021, 04:17 PM   #24
ichitaka05
Site Moderator
 
ichitaka05's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Drives: ichi 86 Project
Location: Middle of No where
Posts: 20,961
Thanks: 7,661
Thanked 19,046 Times in 8,323 Posts
Mentioned: 676 Post(s)
Tagged: 27 Thread(s)
Went with Porsche face w Viper headlights?
__________________
ichitaka05 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to ichitaka05 For This Useful Post:
Wally86 (02-09-2021)
Old 02-08-2021, 05:08 PM   #25
spike021
Senior Member
 
spike021's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Drives: '17 Limited BRZ CWP w/ PP
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 5,770
Thanks: 14,041
Thanked 6,466 Times in 3,205 Posts
Mentioned: 68 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Man, people can complain about modern Lotus' all they want but IMO they look nice enough and seem like fun cars.
__________________
Instagram: @spike.brz
Quote:
Originally Posted by humfrz View Post
It sounds to me like the delicate, metallic sounds of piston skirts slapping against the cylinder walls
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
Now, if it was three feet long and you were using all that leverage
spike021 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-08-2021, 08:21 PM   #26
Kaotic Lazagna
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Drives: GR Corolla
Location: Lathrop, CA
Posts: 4,917
Thanks: 3,078
Thanked 3,012 Times in 1,855 Posts
Mentioned: 39 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
If I had the money, I'd get an Evora GT.
Kaotic Lazagna is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Kaotic Lazagna For This Useful Post:
Rampage (02-09-2021), spike021 (02-09-2021), Wally86 (02-09-2021)
Old 02-09-2021, 01:40 AM   #27
Irace86.2.0
Senior Member
 
Irace86.2.0's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Drives: Q5 + BRZ + M796
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Posts: 7,882
Thanks: 5,665
Thanked 5,802 Times in 3,297 Posts
Mentioned: 70 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Only thing we have here in the States is the bloated Evora. I wish we had the Exige. The Exige 430 Cup is the car to have. A 911 is the better value and better daily, but the Exige would be the better driver's car.

I'm looking forward to the next lineup:

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144000
__________________
My Build | K24 Turbo Swap | *K24T BRZ SOLD*
Irace86.2.0 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Irace86.2.0 For This Useful Post:
Red-86 (02-16-2021)
Old 02-09-2021, 05:30 AM   #28
serialk11r
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Drives: '06 AM V8V Coupe
Location: United States of America
Posts: 5,279
Thanks: 285
Thanked 1,074 Times in 759 Posts
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Garage
I like how the Evora looks and I'm sure it drives great, but it's still quite a flawed car. It's heavier than a Porsche Cayman and the aero is not as good as a Porsche.

Really really praying the "Type 131" has gotten enough R&D money to make it a proper car with no half-assing.
serialk11r is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
First Drive: 2011 Buick Regal vh_supra26 Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions 18 02-22-2010 06:40 PM
2011 911 Turbo S S2KtoFT86 Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions 6 02-09-2010 03:02 AM
2011 Mustang... Shadowsong6 Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions 19 12-20-2009 05:00 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:40 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.