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Lotus unveiled the Elise Club Racer at the Geneva Motor Show. The brand removed the sound insulation, fitted lighter wheels and a lighter “motor sport” battery. They’ve gone so far as to paint the emblems on instead of incurring the penalty of a few ounces for the normal bolt-ons. The result, about 53 lbs or 24 kilos shaved from the already svelte body, weighing in at 1879 lbs (852 kilos).
It is fitted with a “Sport” setting on the DPM (Dynamic Performance Management) traction control system. The algorithm gives drivers a bit of safety net during track days. The system can be turned off completely for those wishing to work without a net. The Club Racer features a revised suspension with Bilstein dampers, Eibach springs and an adjustable anti-roll bar.
The Elise Club Racer is powered by the Toyota sourced 1.6-liter 4-cylinder petrol engine, making 136 hp & 122 lb/ft of torque.
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The name that was given to this Lotus model derives from Romano Artioli’s granddaughter Elisa, as Artioli was the company’s chairman by that time. The brand’s main goal when this car was thought of was to maintain weight and production costs as low as possible, by manufacturing a pure sports car that’s free of accessories and has a rather modest engine. The Elise is also known for its hand-finished fiberglass body skin and quite stiff ... more
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