The Elise 111R is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet motor car with a mid located engine, produced by Lotus.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 189 bhp (192 PS/141 kW) at 7800 rpm and 181 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.5 kgm) at 6800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 860 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 230 km/h (143 mph), official fuel consumption is 12.1/6.8/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 208.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2300 mm | 90.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1507 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 3785 mm | 149 inches | |
| Width | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1117 mm | 44 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 860 kg | 1896 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 37.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.42 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 2ZZ-GE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 85 mm
3.23 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 192 PS (189 bhp) (141 kW) at 7800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 181 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.5 kgm) at 6800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.5 kW/litre 106.7 ps/litre 105.2 bhp/litre 1.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.78 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lotus MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1266.4 kPa (183.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 13 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.8 s
@ 102 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 26.5 s
@ 201 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 222.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 163.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 219.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.1 kg/kW 10.19 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.1/6.8/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.1/6.8/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.3/14.7/11.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.3/41.5/32.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.4/34.6/26.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 208.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/55 R 16 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119328 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Lotus Elise 111R added 2004-04-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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