The Elise is a passenger car from Lotus, with rear wheel drive, a mid located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 6800 rpm, and maximum torque of 160 N·m (118 lb·ft/16.3 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 876 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 204 km/h which is 127 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 8.31/5.04/6.28 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 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 | 1719 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1117 mm | 44 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 876 kg | 1931 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 39% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.41 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 1ZR-FAE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.5 × 78.5 mm
3.17 × 3.09 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.5 kW/litre 85 ps/litre 83.9 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.13 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1258.2 kPa (182.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 18.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 204 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 155.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.77 kg/kW 14.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.31/5.04/6.28 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.3/5.0/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.0/19.8/15.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 34.0/56.0/45.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.3/46.7/37.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | 5½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 LTS 175/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 LTS 225/45 R 17 | ||
| 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 | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 216194 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Lotus Elise (2011) added 2010-06-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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