[Buck Dharma]

Correct Pronunciation of Elise

The subject says it all. I am not sure, is it E Lease or E Lice or something entirely different?

 

[Randy Chase]

I have heard both eh-leece and eh-leeze.

 

[Craigy]

Some people say "ay-leese" too.

The correct pronunciation is down to an Italian called Romano Artioli. The car's named after his granddaughter - he owned Bugatti and Lotus during project M111 (which became the elise).

Craigy

 

[Craigy]

Elise in an Elise.

They didn't change much visually to productionize the car at all!

(by the way mine looks pretty similar but the only girls allowed in it are a bit older!)

Craigy

 

[Modern Wedgie]

the guys on "Top Gear" call it an e-leeze.

 

[mikester]

I used to pronounce it e-lease but since watching / listening to the Top Gear videos and the official Elise video, seems the more correct is pronunciation is "eh-leaze".

 

[e_c_poirier]

EH!!! As a Canadian, i'm real confused with all this "eh" stuff. No-one up here calls it an "A" lease.

You really want to mess with non-car folks, pronounce it "ee-leeze-eh" (with a french accent)

 

[Noxx]

Well, as a french Canadian, some female names here are Élise.

Easy for me I guess

 

[sturgeongeneral]

That was real easy for me. My daughter's name is Elyse. Spoken the same.

 

[lotuscupcar]

Can anyone tell me how to pronounce "Lotus?"

 

[High_Colorado]

I like the way this fellow pronounces it: (I must have watched this video about 50 times while waiting for good weather to pick up my Ardent Red a few months ago!)

 

[lotuscupcar]

That kind of beard can only be sported by a Lotus CALIFORNIA owner rotfl

 

[BULLETTIME]

Lotin Elite!

 

[Michael Mann]

I pronounce it eh-Leeze

 

[Itgivesyouwings]

rotflrotflrotflrotflrotfl:UK:

 

[zebraman]

Now there's a guy who REALLY loves his car

Look at the little pieces of material on the sills to stop him scuffing the tread plates when he gets out

I thought I was bad, but I'm not THAT bad!

 

[philethier]

EH!!! As a Canadian, i'm real confused with all this "eh" stuff. No-one up here calls it an "A" lease.

You really want to mess with non-car folks, pronounce it "ee-leeze-eh" (with a french accent)

I would not be surprised at any European saying that way, or ee-lease-ah.

 

[lotuscupcar]

Now there's a guy who REALLY loves his car

Look at the little pieces of material on the sills to stop him scuffing the tread plates when he gets out

I thought I was bad, but I'm not THAT bad!

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD, because he has a CALIFORNIA edition. Those will start bringing 7 figures soon at Barrett Jackson!!

 

[SwingLo]

I'm pretty sure it's pronounced 'Swiss B-EE-ts'

 

[Itgivesyouwings]

Now there's a guy who REALLY loves his car

Look at the little pieces of material on the sills to stop him scuffing the tread plates when he gets out

I thought I was bad, but I'm not THAT bad!

Didn't you shell out for new sill covers? Oh, and are you going to Chatsworth meet on 8th July? 44 Lotus booked in so far, i noticed musicman is on the list...anic: