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LA Auto show summary
(combination of press release info, speech info, and personal observations)
On sale "late May 2004"
MSRP $39,985
Touring Pack $1,350
* full leather seating w/perforated trim
* electric windows
* upgraded Blaupunkt stereo w/MP3 player
* interior stowage net
* double insulated (thermal & sound) soft top
* additional sound deadening
* "enhanced" full carpet set
Sports Pack $2,480
* larger, lightweight forged aluminum alloy wheels
* track-tuned Lotus Sports suspension
* adjustable ride height
* Elise-specific Yokohama A048LTS tires
body-color hardtop $1,475
3-yr/36,000 mile warranty
Lotus-tuned Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L 4cyl 16-valve w/VVTL-i
all-aluminum Toyota C64 six-speed manual gearbox
190 hp @ 7800 rpm (> 100 hp/liter)
138 lb ft @ 6800 rpm
4-wheel independent suspension
Eibach coil springs
Bilstein monotube gas shock absorbers
175/55R16, 225/45R17 Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 LTS tires (designed specifically for the Elise)
AP Racing twin-piston aluminum front brake calipers
Brembo single-piston rear brake calipers
ABS
reflectors attached to wheel well edges (not easily removed--holes in body)
twin exhaust pipes that extend out of the diffuser
silver "LOTUS" letters on rear exterior instead of round yellow/green badge
composite sport seats
dual airbags, including the world's most compact driver's side airbag
extruded aluminum pedals
0-60 mph in 4.9 sec
top speed "almost" 150 mph
> 30 mpg
1,975 lbs, including standard A/C, ABS, power windows, & dual airbags
body made from closed mold composite material that are thinner and lighter than hand-laid glass fiber
500,000 miles of testing on 2 continents
more than 17,000 Elises produced to-date, by far the best selling Lotus ever
(combination of press release info, speech info, and personal observations)
On sale "late May 2004"
MSRP $39,985
Touring Pack $1,350
* full leather seating w/perforated trim
* electric windows
* upgraded Blaupunkt stereo w/MP3 player
* interior stowage net
* double insulated (thermal & sound) soft top
* additional sound deadening
* "enhanced" full carpet set
Sports Pack $2,480
* larger, lightweight forged aluminum alloy wheels
* track-tuned Lotus Sports suspension
* adjustable ride height
* Elise-specific Yokohama A048LTS tires
body-color hardtop $1,475
3-yr/36,000 mile warranty
Lotus-tuned Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L 4cyl 16-valve w/VVTL-i
all-aluminum Toyota C64 six-speed manual gearbox
190 hp @ 7800 rpm (> 100 hp/liter)
138 lb ft @ 6800 rpm
4-wheel independent suspension
Eibach coil springs
Bilstein monotube gas shock absorbers
175/55R16, 225/45R17 Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 LTS tires (designed specifically for the Elise)
AP Racing twin-piston aluminum front brake calipers
Brembo single-piston rear brake calipers
ABS
reflectors attached to wheel well edges (not easily removed--holes in body)
twin exhaust pipes that extend out of the diffuser
silver "LOTUS" letters on rear exterior instead of round yellow/green badge
composite sport seats
dual airbags, including the world's most compact driver's side airbag
extruded aluminum pedals
0-60 mph in 4.9 sec
top speed "almost" 150 mph
> 30 mpg
1,975 lbs, including standard A/C, ABS, power windows, & dual airbags
body made from closed mold composite material that are thinner and lighter than hand-laid glass fiber
500,000 miles of testing on 2 continents
more than 17,000 Elises produced to-date, by far the best selling Lotus ever