Differences amongst US and Euro Elises?

type of lighting and flashing at led taillights (US and EU models 06+)
side markers
speedo cluster
dashboard (dual airbags) - Euro late 07+ elises exiges are also equipped-
drl mode (day time running lights)

It is only the earlier Euro (and rest of world) cars that had a different engine (pre 04). Post the 111R/Federal Elise the engine/driveline is the same in the R models and the Exige (the US doesn't get the 1ZZ-FE engined Elise S in the current lineup).

...i believe the european spec cars have an external radio antenna mounted on the boot lid; at least the early S2s did...

Steering wheel is on the right side.........:shrug:

Has the hood replaced by a bonnet and the trunk replaced by a boot.

TheViper said:

Has the hood replaced by a bonnet and the trunk replaced by a boot.

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:up:

And they run on petrol, not gas.

NOT even to mention that they have MUCH better beer being transported home from the store.

...m... said:

...i believe the european spec cars have an external radio antenna mounted on the boot lid; at least the early S2s did...

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yes ,

but 08+ EU elises/exiges have same antenna like US cars .

Blacktan said:

type of lighting and flashing at led taillights (US and EU models 06+)
side markers
speedo cluster
dashboard (dual airbags) - Euro late 07+ elises exiges are also equipped-
drl mode (day time running lights)

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+ gas cap with a lock for EU elises/exiges
but gas cap (different style) without lock for US elises/exiges

Lotus in the UK get 1.2x better mpg's.

haha, thanks for the info fellas. I was actually trying to find the differences amongst the earlier year S2's.. I believe I read somewhere that these Euro models also have a different exhaust outlet built into the rear clam?

I needed to find out about the differences when I registered my Federal car in Germany.
Lotus was kind enough to send me a CoC paper for a Euro spec Elise along with a letter which listed all the differences.

Those were:
- Charcoal canister: Euro cars don't have one
- Exhaust system: the letter said that the Fed exhaust doesn't meet European noise specs
- Instrument cluster: mph / Farenheit vs. km/h / Celsius
- Rear turn signals: red in the US, amber in Europe
- Rear fog light: not installed on Fed cars

Other than that there are some differences not listed like the side marker lights (Euro cars don't have them) and the emergency trunk release inside the trunk

Euro cars use windscreens instead of windshields.

TYres

Early Eu S2s are lighter...

Seriously, early ones don´t have ABS, airbags, or any driving aids, no A/C or anything unnessessary.

eliiz said:

Seriously, early ones don´t have ABS, airbags, or any driving aids, no A/C or anything unnessessary.

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ac installed -optional- to some S2 elise since 2002