Weight, as any race-car engineer will attest, is the enemy of performance. It affects acceleration, braking, cornering grip, and basically any other measurable aspect of a vehicle’s dynamic ...

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 ...

As ever, the Elise is a fantastic sports car and one of ... It’s a trick that Lotus has been pulling off for years. One huge improvement over older Elises is the new gearbox and open linkage.

The much-lauded Lotus Elise was discontinued in 2021 along with the Lotus Exige and Evora, bringing an end to an eventful journey that began in 1996 with the introduction of Lotus' Elise Series 1.