The Elise Cup 250 is a rear wheel drive coupé passenger car with a mid located engine, sold by Lotus.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre supercharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 243 bhp (246 PS/181 kW) at 7200 rpm and 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 3500-5500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 917 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 248 km/h or 154 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 10.1/6.0/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 175.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2300 mm | 90.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3824 mm | 150.6 inches | |
| Width | 1719 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1117 mm | 44 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 917 kg | 2022 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 2ZR-GE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.5 × 88.3 mm
3.17 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 246 PS (243 bhp) (181 kW) at 7200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 3500-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 100.8 kW/litre 137 ps/litre 135.2 bhp/litre 2.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
139.04 Nm/litre
1.68 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1747.3 kPa (253.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 248 km/h (154 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 268.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 197.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 264.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.06 kg/kW 8.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.1/6.0/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.1/6.0/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.9/16.7/13.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 28.0/47.1/37.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.3/39.2/31.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 175.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| 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 | 2.860 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Yokohama Advan A048 LTS 195/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama Advan A048 LTS 225/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 676159 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Lotus Elise Cup 250 added 2020-05-10. Last modified 2020-05-10. |
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