Road Test
Lotus Elise
Test date 24 February 2004
Price as tested £27,995
For Handling balance, ride, performance
Against Wind noise, brake-pedal feel
How much ?
- Price as tested £27,995
- Price as tested £31,285
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.9 sec
- 0-60mph 5.1 sec
- 0-100mph 13 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
4.9 sec
- 0-400m
13.8 / 102 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
26.5 / 125 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.3 / 4.4
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
4.4 / 6.1 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
6.3 sec
- 60-0mph
2.8 sec
- Top speed
143 mph
- Noise at 70mph
78 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
24.1 mpg
- Test best/worst
no data / 16.7
Government figures
- Combined/urban
32.1 / 23.3 mpg
- CO2 emissions
208 g/km
How big?
- Length
3785 mm
- Width
1719 mm
- Height
1143 mm
- Wheelbase
2300 mm
- Weight
860 kg
- Fuel tank
40.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In-line , 1796 cc
- Max power 189 bhp at 7800 rpm
- Max torque 133 ft at 6800 rpm
- Specific output 105 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 220 bhp per tonne
- Installation M F
- Bore/stoke 85.0/82.0 mm
- Compression ratio 11.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Multipoint sequential injection and electronic ignition , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.12 / 5.3
- 2nd 2.05 / 8
- 3rd 1.72 / 11.1
- 4th 1.17 / 14.1
- 5th 0.92 / 17.9
- 6th 0.82 / 20.1
- Final drive 4.53
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Double wishbones, coil springs
Steering
- Type Rack and Pinion
- Lock to lock 2.80
Brakes
- Front 282 ventilated disc
- Rear 282 ventilated disc
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of no data
- Tyres front 175/55 R16
- Tyres rear 225/45 R17
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