2017 Lotus Elise Cup 250

2017 Lotus Elise Cup 250

2017 Lotus Elise Cup 250 Punching nicely above its weight, the brand new Lotus Elise Cup 250 offers a scintillating combo of purity of motive with overall performance on the apex of the revised Elise range.

Supercharged, lightweight and distilled from Lotus' large motorsport knowhow, the new version packs 243 hp into a chassis designed to supply the benchmark in responsive handling and haptic remarks. The automobile's superior aerodynamics come from a number of additions consisting of a new lightweight rear wing, front splitter, bargeboards and rear diffuser contributing to 125 kg of downforce at 140 mph.

As the modern-day vehicle to get hold of the Cup treatment, the new Lotus Elise Cup 250 bridges the space among avenue and tune to offer racecar talents in a bundle that may be used every day. Focused on slicing weight and boosting performance, Lotus' improvement crew has built at the big updates brought for the present day Elise, which has already been hailed as a 5-famous person automobile by the global motoring press. Dry weight has been reduced to just 884 kg (or 860 kg with all light-weight alternatives) and the adoption of advanced lightweight materials such as carbon fibre, titanium and aluminium has helped to cut pounds from critical regions main to a zero-60 mph in 3.9 secs and a power to weight of 283 hp in line with tonne.

The Lotus Elise Cup 250 contains the brand new visual identity, first brought on the new Elise Sport and Sprint models. Changes to the body encompass a redesigned light-weight the front clam panel with wider radiator apertures and mesh sample grille, and a new design of rear transom panel providing  light clusters, as opposed to 4, visually improving the design.The Lotus Elise Cup 250 additionally consists of a number of high-performance additions unique to this version. These include revised dampers and extremely-lightweight forged wheels with Yokohama Advan A048 LTS tyres - 225/forty five ZR17 at the rear and 195/50 ZR16 on the the front.

Announcing the brand new automobile, Jean-Marc Gales, CEO, Group Lotus percent stated, "The Elise Cup 250 is the cutting-edge version in an exciting length for the employer which has visible us release a number of very special new vehicles throughout our complete range. We understand what present Lotus fans call for from our automobiles and we also are bringing in many new customers who can see really that we provide an unrivalled mixture of performance, styling, dynamics and value for cash. A Lotus rewards like no different car, with sharp dealing with, remarkable speed and a pure, undiluted driving experience. The energy and aerodynamic prowess of the brand new Elise Cup 250 has taken the combat beyond the attain of lesser opponents and, at just 860 kg, it indicates that we are ahead of the curve in handing over light-weight, intelligently engineered sports cars."

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Cementing its reputation as a purebred motive force's car, the new Elise Cup 250 sets the standard for two-seater sports cars way to its prevailing combination of efficient engineering, agility, grip and velocity. Cut from the same material as the recently launched Exige Cup 380, it is each inch a track automobile - but with rroad-going manners.

Reserved for simplest the maximum targeted models, the Cup moniker distinguishes Hethel's maximum-advanced sports vehicles from their stable pals, with the Cup versions sure to end up iconic and collectable models within the future years. Expounding the organization's "simplify, then upload lightness" mantra to the next level - it eradicates all however the essential from every model to provide a reference point for managing and performance.

The state-of-the-art model of the Lotus Elise has retained its trademark managing, however delivered some of improvements that have been rolled out throughout the range. In addition to the redesigned lightweight clam panels the front and rear, the Lotus Elise Cup 250's aerodynamic adjustments alter airflow over, below and round the auto to growth downforce, equal to 125 kg at a hundred and forty mph, permitting harder and quicker cornering and extra balance.

Providing 243 hp, the Elise's all-alloy 1.8-litre engine with chargecooled supercharger, permits the Cup 250 to boost up from 0-60 mph in 3.9 secs before accomplishing its pinnacle speed of 154 mph. Helping make bigger the using revel in, Hethel's acoustic engineers have in addition progressed the exhaust note, so the Elise Cup 250 now capabilities a beautiful soundtrack as popular. An non-compulsory full exhaust device in titanium is to be had which removes a in addition 7 kg from past the rear axle.

Perfectly complementing the automobile's character, the Elise's slick six-velocity guide gearbox makes use of Lotus' beautifully special open-gate design. First introduced on the Exige Sport 350, however optimised for the Elise, it presents a far extra high-quality and direct operation - giving quicker, cleanser gearr adjustments.

Benefiting from the current weight financial savings brought across the Elise variety, the Elise Cup 250 is a great 14 kg lighter than its predecessor. As general, the Lotus Elise Cup 250 consists of a Lithium-Ion battery, Lotus' hand crafted carbon race seats, ultra-light-weight motorsport cast alloy wheels and a polycarbonate rear display, all of which combine with elective weight-saving additives to supply a benchmark energy to weight ratio of 283 hp in step with tonne.

The Lotus Elise Cup 250 features fully impartial double wishbone suspension and a the front anti-roll bar, coupled with Bilstein high-performance dampers and Eibach coaxial coil springs front and rear. Compared to the Elise Sport and Sprint fashions, damper fees for the Elise Cup 250 are higher (compression: 12% front / nine% rear and rebound: 20% the front / 30% rear).

AP Racing dual-piston front and Brembo unmarried-piston rear calipers with move drilled and ventilated 288 mm diameter brake discs, front and rear, offer preventing power, with new optionally available light-weight -piece brake discs imparting the possibility to save a similarly four kg. Like the opposite 1.Eight-litre Elise models, the Cup 250 advantages from motive force selectable ESP riding modes (Drive / Sport / Off). To maximise traction, and to make the most of the aerodynamic downforce and less attackable damping, the Elise Cup 250 uses Yokohama Advan A048 LTS tyres which are equally perfect to each avenue and music and provide extra special grip and beneath a broad variety of temperatures and conditions.

Adding to the Elise's strong and torsionally stiff chassis structure, the Cup 250 additionally capabilities a T45 metal roll over bar as standard.

The Lotus Elise Cup 250's cabin bears the hallmarks of a beautifully handcrafted excessive-performance sports automobile, which include Lotus' in-house synthetic carbon race seats, clad in black Alcantara® with assessment crimson or yellow stitching; the trim layout is carried thru to the door panels and face-degree vents, complementing the uncovered aluminium and carbon fibre factors of the Elise Cup 250's cabin.

Interior alternatives encompass an Alcantara trimmed steerage wheel and sill covers, leather-based or tartan trim packs, bodywork keyed colour inserts for the sports seats, transmission console and HVAC surround, and extra weight saving carbon components including face-degree vents (-zero.3 kg), HVAC surrounds (-zero.1 kg), and sill covers (-0.8 kg). As nicely as saving weight, the optional, lightweight carbon fibre sill covers provide easier ingress and egress way to a 10mm decrease profile.

Buyers wanting to extract greater kilos from the car can pick out the fantastically completed elective Carbon Aero Pack, which provides a composite front splitter, rear wing and facet forums (saving three.7 kg), while further weight financial savings can come from separately targeted carbon gadgets such as a tough-top (-three kg), front get right of entry to panel (-1.1 kg), roll-over hoop cowl (-zero.7 kg) and engine cover (-three.Three kg).

The Elise's instrument panel features new photographs, making it simpler to study, and a brand new in-automobile leisure device, which includes iPod® connectivity and Bluetooth® capability and uprated audio system, also can be selected whilst ordering.

Every new Lotus Elise Cup 250 patron can personalise their car via the Lotus Exclusive programme. Developed by the Lotus Design group, it combines conventional British craftsmanship with the exceptional of modern-day design. Conceived to encourage customers, letting them tailor automobiles to their private flavor, it gives a comprehensive array of options and presents an desirable alternative to an off-the-peg sports car.