Automobile Lotus Elise Articles

First Look: 2010 Lotus Elise Club Racer Special Edition

It seems the Exige Cup 260 isn't the only special edition Lotus headed for the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. more

Lotus Eco Elise Concept Emphasizes Renewable Materials

With eco-friendly body panels and a recyclable interior, the Lotus Eco Elise concept tries to mix mean and green. more

Noise, Vibration, Harshness: Toad Rules

Toad Rules: On orthopedic cars, H-point specials, and the need to not ride high. more

All-Star: 2008 Lotus Elise

We loved it last year. We love it even more this time around. This lightweight Lotus makes the list once again. more

All-Star: 2007 Lotus Elise

At a time when every new car is bigger, heavier, roomier, more comfortable, more luxurious, more tech-laden, and more removed from the act of driving, the Lotus Elise is an All-Star because it's none of these. more

2006 Lotus Sport Elise and Lotus Sport Exige Cup

BRASELTON, GEORGIA Six people. That's how many employees Lotus Cars USA had on its payroll in 2003. Six. Lotus sold seventy-five cars in America that year, and all of them were Esprits. more

2005 America's British Reliability Run

Can columnist Jamie Kitman and Automobile magazine's editors endure a 700-mile charity drive through the Midwest in classic British sports cars? Will you sponsor us to benefit the National Children's Cancer Society? more

2005 Lotus Elise

A journey from London (Texas) to Rome (Georgia) test the Elise's appeal. Can this wild little car make the long haul? Contributor Ezra Dyer tells all. more

2007 Lotus Elise Wallpaper Photo Gallery

Track our London (Texas) to Rome (Georgia) Elise venture with these wallpaper quality photos by Randy G more

2007 Lotus Elise

Lotus has at long last designed an Elise for America. It makes its debut at the Los Angeles auto show and goes on sale midway through the year. That's the good news. The better news is bolted behind this compact, hip-high roadster's snug cockpit: Opening the h more

FLOWER POWER

On the occasion of the American debut of the Elise, our own British import, executive editor Mark Gillies, waxes poetic about Lotus cars he has loved. more

2002-2005 Lotus Elise 111s

The lightweight heavy-hitter from Hethel gives us a week to remember. more