Lotus sold the Series 2 Elise in the U.S. from 2005 to 2011. There was nothing quite like it on the road in the mid-2000s, and there definitely isn’t anything quite like it on the road in the ...

Sports cars aren’t usually a great choice for a weekend on the trails, but this modified Lotus Elise is ready to leave pavement in the rearview. Lotus is known for its agile sports cars with nimble ...

The Lotus Elise S1, or Series 1 (produced from 1996 to 2001), took the company's motto "simplify, then add lightness" to its logical conclusion. It was powered by a Rover K-Series engine that produced ...

Ian Callum’s design and engineering firm together with battery-tech company Nyobolt presented a new sportscar concept capable of charging in just 6 minutes. The Nyobolt EV is not only interesting on ...

British start-up ‘Get Lost’ has revealed how Lotus’ lightweight Elise S1 sports car could – and indeed, does – work as an off-road rally racer. The reimagined Elise, dubbed ‘Project Safari,’ is said ...

Lotus stopped making the Elise after 25 years, which is sad if you think about it, but this moment was inevitable. The British marque has pledged to stop making gasoline-engined cars, and all its ...

The original Lotus Elise has been given an all-electric revamp courtesy of designer Ian Callum, battery tech developer Nyobolt, and the car's original designer, Julian Thomson. More Electric Lotus ...

When the Lotus Elise S1 debuted, it was officially listed as weighing less than 1600 pounds. That lightness was the car's signature feature, one that served it well through multiple generations over ...

Get Lost, a new London-based company, has revealed what it calls "Project Safari," an off-road-ready Lotus Elise S1. This safari-style Elise restomod offers ultra-lightweight motoring and can hit ...

The Lotus Elise has been around since 1996 and was last updated in 2011 before fading away into oblivion in 2021. The fact that it is still highly relevant even today is a credit to the work of the ...

Typically, a 211-mph Bonneville speed record would be enough to get me to write up an auction, and for a minute, I seriously considered pitching it as a post. Then this 1999 Lotus Elise in an ...

James has been writing about cars professionally since 2012. After a bruising period freelancing in his native UK, James spent six years in Dubai, starting his new life abroad as Web Editor for ...