Yep, the engine we got in North America is the 2ZZ-GE twin cam from the Celica GT-S, designed by Yamaha, which is why it loves revving so high. I've had mine as a daily driver since 2005 and still love it. I'm saving for a TVS supercharger from BOE Fabrication-that will give me an all-new feeling. Love the videos, XCar! Keep up the great work.
Brilliant! These videos keep getting better! I recently drove a Series 1 Exige on a track and fell in love with it, I hope to get an Elise S in the future, or maybe a Caterham.
I really enjoy your reviews Al. Your perspective of various machinery is always engaging and unique. I'm just about to take delivery of my new Lotus and I can tell you, I'm champing at the bit!
Just a minor point: We know that, historically, every Lotus model name starts with the letter ‘E’ and so it would be more correct to say that Romano Artioli insisted that his new-born grand-daughter should be named Elise. In other words it would be more appropriate to say that the baby girl was named after the car rather than the other way round.
MuggShotGaming With the possible exception of the Seven; a throwback to a period when Chapman had not yet resolved what was to become a major player company, all of the Lotus road cars have had the prefix letter E in their name. To include all of the cars you suggest are Lotus models by virtue of Lotus Engineering modification/development is clearly nonsense; even the most famous of which, the Lotus Cortina, is essentially a Ford with a Lotus developed Ford engine together with a number of Aluminium panels. Further, if we were to assume that all of the cars you mention are Lotus cars then we must add a serious number of other cars such as the Mercedes A Class [Lotus designed engine] together with all of Lotus Engineering confidential design projects for global manufacturers.
I drive a lotus Elise CR s220. I would not change it for anything in the world .. as driving sensations it is fantastic, as aesthetics it is "Bellissima" beautiful, Lotus Elise s is a great car and finally also a good engine with volumetric, because 120 hp was too little for a car that has a chassis such..
My dream fun car is a Lotus from ground up Carbon based battery + two electric motors for each rear wheel. Maybe break wheel horsepower around 250bhp. The large proportion of the cost focused on the chassis & suspension for handling. Basically the ultimate electric road sports car.
The 111S had the VVC Rover engine (156bhp in the s2 Elise). 6200 rpm was the point at which the Toyota vvtli in the 111R went ballistic. Miss mine dearly. All great cars.
Gotta love Lotuses) By the way when's the Mk VII Golf GTI review coming up? Can't wait to hear what you have to say about it. And if possible could you comment on the one without Perfomance Pack too - they won't be fitting this piece of automotive exellence where I live(
+Tom Howroyd completely agreed, no one ever thought "hmm should I buy a Elise or a Golf". Golf GTI is a daily driver, Elise is a weekend toy, it is a second, third or even a fourth car, you don't buy it for the same purposes, not even slightly!
@@mariodiniz21 Its funny you mention that, most of the Lotus line is a bit of both, even the newer Evora has features clearly meant to make it both a relatively affordable Luxury Sport and a daily driver at the same time with it's rear "seats" (they're more fancy shelves than seats on most model-years but w/e) and the human friendly interior. The S series Elise cars are absolutely the exception rather than the rule for Lotus.
curious, how much does it vary from the lotus sc? I own an 09 Elise SC, and it seems mine has a tad more hp? Other than the styling does it change much?
And yet most of the Elise hardcore people prefer the K-series ported and polished with more than 200bhp N/a and 30Kgr or less weight. What is it with the bashing, this is a video about Lotus yet the first thing to be said is that the K-series was unreliable?
The SC is the same engine as the R, just with a little more power and usability. I don't see how the R can be preferred over the SC (unless you don't like the supercharger whine). The post 2010 S is a different engine, lower down grunt etc. SC will rev high, so if thats your thing, the SC could be preferred over the S, but for road use, newer engine is more accessible. But nits and picking are words that come to mind, but no words can be uttered through the grin when driving any Elise.
I can drive 250 miles in my club racer that has slim fibreglass racing seats without any back pain. THAT comes later with all the getting in and out of the thing!!
I just love every version of the Elise.. I've only had to chance to drive a Mrk I so far.. But I will own an Elise some day..! To the concerns about room for tall people.. I'm 6'4" and I have an excellent driving position.. However.. My brother who is just as tall but also a little fat doesn't.. So you can either be tall or fat and drive an Elise.. But not both..!
Hmmm, Cortina isn't correct. That car is a Ford Cortina. A partnership between Ford & Lotus made the former ask Lotus to make it's Cortina decent at rally driving. They obliged to create the Ford Cortina Lotus. In the established company, they do aim to create the catalog starting with E.
+LegacyReBorn Not around corners it wont... Sure if your end game is racing between red lights on a straight strip of tarmac, there are tons of cars out there that are faster, but that misses the point entirely. "Stuff sold by the gram is always going to be far more exciting than sruff sold by the pound" -Jeremy Clarkson
Yep, the engine we got in North America is the 2ZZ-GE twin cam from the Celica GT-S, designed by Yamaha, which is why it loves revving so high. I've had mine as a daily driver since 2005 and still love it. I'm saving for a TVS supercharger from BOE Fabrication-that will give me an all-new feeling. Love the videos, XCar! Keep up the great work.
Had a 111s back in 2009, just returned to the fold with a 220 sport version. True drivers car! 👍
What did you drive in between?
instaBlaster
Just bought one
i really want one but in my country, there is no proper dealership so I am concerned about the problems that may appear.
Top Gear Who?
Seriously epic videos...can't stop watching!
Brilliant! These videos keep getting better! I recently drove a Series 1 Exige on a track and fell in love with it, I hope to get an Elise S in the future, or maybe a Caterham.
Just got a Club Racer in this colour.
I’d wash it, but I lick it so much it hasn’t got dirty yet !
It’s fantastic !
You are an amazing car reviewer sir!
Another awesome review. Thinking about bringing this car to the channel.
Fabulous stuff. An event every time you get behind that wheel.
That is hands down the coolest jacket I have ever seen! Mind if I ask what brand it is?
I really enjoy your reviews Al. Your perspective of various machinery is always engaging and unique. I'm just about to take delivery of my new Lotus and I can tell you, I'm champing at the bit!
the production value and writing of these videos are so high
Just a minor point: We know that, historically, every Lotus model name starts with the letter ‘E’ and so it would be more correct to say that Romano Artioli insisted that his new-born grand-daughter should be named Elise. In other words it would be more appropriate to say that the baby girl was named after the car rather than the other way round.
MuggShotGaming With the possible exception of the Seven; a throwback to a period when Chapman had not yet resolved what was to become a major player company, all of the Lotus road cars have had the prefix letter E in their name. To include all of the cars you suggest are Lotus models by virtue of Lotus Engineering modification/development is clearly nonsense; even the most famous of which, the Lotus Cortina, is essentially a Ford with a Lotus developed Ford engine together with a number of Aluminium panels. Further, if we were to assume that all of the cars you mention are Lotus cars then we must add a serious number of other cars such as the Mercedes A Class [Lotus designed engine] together with all of Lotus Engineering confidential design projects for global manufacturers.
MuggShotGaming A few numbers and some non Lotus cars, what?
Nice test, just what I wanted to know, have a 111r too but need an sc,,
I drive a lotus Elise CR s220. I would not change it for anything in the world .. as driving sensations it is fantastic, as aesthetics it is "Bellissima" beautiful, Lotus Elise s is a great car and finally also a good engine with volumetric, because 120 hp was too little for a car that has a chassis such..
Really loving this channel! thanks for the great vids and keep it up!
Nice review mate
Presented with class.
What does this S rev out at ? The 06 R was around 8500 in 1st & 2nd 8200 in 3-6 . Any idea? Great review
best bang for buck. haven't seen the new one state side yet
AWWW JEAH! Great videos guys, keep them coming!
My dream fun car is a Lotus from ground up Carbon based battery + two electric motors for each rear wheel. Maybe break wheel horsepower around 250bhp. The large proportion of the cost focused on the chassis & suspension for handling. Basically the ultimate electric road sports car.
Really love the Elise and Exige, the price tag is quite high for a car this small. The Elise S cost RM332,300(USD$106626) in my country.
The 111S had the VVC Rover engine (156bhp in the s2 Elise). 6200 rpm was the point at which the Toyota vvtli in the 111R went ballistic. Miss mine dearly. All great cars.
Gotta love Lotuses) By the way when's the Mk VII Golf GTI review coming up? Can't wait to hear what you have to say about it. And if possible could you comment on the one without Perfomance Pack too - they won't be fitting this piece of automotive exellence where I live(
nice review
Great car, good review.
Great car, great review.
Great review until the completely irrelevant Golf GTI comment.
+Tom Howroyd completely agreed, no one ever thought "hmm should I buy a Elise or a Golf". Golf GTI is a daily driver, Elise is a weekend toy, it is a second, third or even a fourth car, you don't buy it for the same purposes, not even slightly!
@@mariodiniz21 Its funny you mention that, most of the Lotus line is a bit of both, even the newer Evora has features clearly meant to make it both a relatively affordable Luxury Sport and a daily driver at the same time with it's rear "seats" (they're more fancy shelves than seats on most model-years but w/e) and the human friendly interior. The S series Elise cars are absolutely the exception rather than the rule for Lotus.
In 1996 I was trying to jump the curbs outside my house in my BMX. True winner here.
The Lotus Elise is still the best drive for the least money 💰 👍🙏🔧👌And I’m still in love wiv mine 👍
loved your stye of review
what's the name of the song in this vid. very cool/
what is the max rpm on this car
Unless you want to race, the basic S engine (1ZZ) is far better than the R.
Power = speed, torque = fun.
I would have one any day. They are great to drive & cheap to run. 👍🇬🇧
The engine is a 2ZR that has vvti which is making that "vtec" like noise.
Song at 0:26??
curious, how much does it vary from the lotus sc? I own an 09 Elise SC, and it seems mine has a tad more hp? Other than the styling does it change much?
The Elise S1 have only minor problems with the engine
And yet most of the Elise hardcore people prefer the K-series ported and polished with more than 200bhp N/a and 30Kgr or less weight. What is it with the bashing, this is a video about Lotus yet the first thing to be said is that the K-series was unreliable?
The SC is the same engine as the R, just with a little more power and usability. I don't see how the R can be preferred over the SC (unless you don't like the supercharger whine). The post 2010 S is a different engine, lower down grunt etc. SC will rev high, so if thats your thing, the SC could be preferred over the S, but for road use, newer engine is more accessible. But nits and picking are words that come to mind, but no words can be uttered through the grin when driving any Elise.
Elise + K20a Supercharged = Ultimate.
voice and exhaust sound only plz.
Nice
Colors!
it is my favourite car
I can drive 250 miles in my club racer that has slim fibreglass racing seats without any back pain. THAT comes later with all the getting in and out of the thing!!
have one. Whatever GTI is nothin’ close to THE Lotus experience
If lotus decided to go with Hondas K series engines or even the F series from the s2k… the Elise would have been out of this world…
The s2 Elise looks so much more agressive, than the S3
I just love every version of the Elise.. I've only had to chance to drive a Mrk I so far.. But I will own an Elise some day..! To the concerns about room for tall people.. I'm 6'4" and I have an excellent driving position.. However.. My brother who is just as tall but also a little fat doesn't.. So you can either be tall or fat and drive an Elise.. But not both..!
I have a yellow 111r similar as in the video and drive it without any problem measuring 1.89m 👍
I'm 6'2" and have head/leg room to spare. There's a guy on the Lotus forums who is 6'6" with an Elise.
Yup, its running vtec everyone
Y not use combocharger
i would call it the engine hatch.
Hmmm, Cortina isn't correct. That car is a Ford Cortina. A partnership between Ford & Lotus made the former ask Lotus to make it's Cortina decent at rally driving. They obliged to create the Ford Cortina Lotus. In the established company, they do aim to create the catalog starting with E.
Ah yes..the original Alfa Romeo 4C!?..accept no substitutes
I'd put in the LFA 4.8 V10.
A man can dream right..
Une comparaison entre une s2cr et s3 compresseur aurait ete plus logique et instructif...
In 1996 I was 4. So I was getting my Hot Wheels on
Outstanding c
Why don't you like the sc
If every car had a supercharger instead of a turbo all cars would be fun
Plus the engine is made by Toyota a Japanese Company
Lotus needs new cars. The ones they have now are wonderful, but a little bit of movement, something completely new would be nice.
um..seems like far as 'they' are concerned 'they' are not done making $ with these!..just saying!...
I was just an idea in 1996
The gearshift is sh*t, I have one.
Good Car but why buy this when you can buy an Exige which is faster and (imo) much better quality.
but hey Lotus remain my fave car manufacturer
Turbo it...Superchargers go to Mercs BMW's and good old Muscle cars
Naw im pretty sure its vtec, jk so can honda sue?
VTEC son
camry engine with a supercharger.
no it isnt
Ethereal.... Nice ...most dont have the mental capacity to use that word anywhere in the lexicon.
I'm 6'3".........No lotus for me *sad Face!!
Alfa Romeo 4C
Yeah but if he could afford a 458 I'm sure he would be saying the same thing
1996, eh? I was in the womb. I was born in 1997 :P
PLease don't use the reference to vtec on anything to do with a lotus.
A damn 2013 mustang gt will beat this ugly ass car......,.
+LegacyReBorn shut the fuck up boy. the elise isn't about going faster than a mustang, it's about how it drives.
your mom's ugly
+LegacyReBorn Not around corners it wont... Sure if your end game is racing between red lights on a straight strip of tarmac, there are tons of cars out there that are faster, but that misses the point entirely.
"Stuff sold by the gram is always going to be far more exciting than sruff sold by the pound" -Jeremy Clarkson
not the cup it won't
+Megadeth6633 where's ur picture.
+Megadeth6633 I don't fuss with lame Ass fat boys over the Internet hahaha