Lotus Elise S Cup: 14.1.15, Norfolk Hethel marks the Elise's 20th with a road-legal version of its track-ready yacer

摘要

This won't be the last time you read this piece of information: the idea of the Lotus Elise turns 20 this year. There is a generation of car enthusiasts (and car buyers) who have only known life with a Lotus Elise in it. Perhaps you're one of them. If so, there was a time when a lightweight car with an extruded and bonded aluminium chassis clothed with a composite skin was not on the shortlist of every sports car buyer. And there was a time when Lotus didn't need to keep refreshing this range to keep piquing your interest.