Lotus Elise Cup 250 - Latest Cars Info

Lotus Elise Cup 250: Radical! - Latest Autonews Update

While the French are about to rediscover the joys of sports light with the new Alpine has just been unveiled in an almost final version, Lotus continues to refine the recipe that has for decades for its cars, with a new more powerful version of its small Elise. Evolution of the Elise S Cup, who oversaw the range since last year, the new 250 Cup before us today sees the power of its 1.8 Toyota pass block of 220 hp to 246 hp (at 7200 r / min) while torque remains at 250 Nm. the weight remains the lowest with 931 kg, thanks to the use of a lithium-ion battery, bucket carbon fiber or special rims forged alloy. This value can be further reduced to 921 kg, with the option package Carbon Aero, regarding aerodynamic components such as the wing or diffuser.

Performance is apparently improved compared to the previous version, with a 0 to 100 km / h in 4.3 s shot now. Little Elise is therefore at just a tenth behind Jaguar F-Type R with 550 hp. Furthermore, the aerodynamics have been optimized on this version Cup 250, providing 66 kg of support to 160 km / h and 155 kg at the top speed of 248 km / h. In this regard, if most of the appendages which have the Elise Cup 250 are relatively well integrated into the bodywork (front spoiler, rear spoiler, and underbody), the impressive rear diffuser breaks a little the figure seen from behind. This ultimate Elise maintains the brake system derived from the motorsport industry, with AP Racing calipers dual piston front, and equip itself with semi-slick Yokohama AO48 tires.

Although this new Cup 250 is officially the most powerful Elise ever produced, remember that his little aluminum chassis has already received more power from the days when closed Exige versions based on the same technical basis (the frame has been extensively modified over new Exige S V6 for transplantation). The Exige Cup of 2009 and had 260 hp and a weight of 890 kg, with 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 4.1 s announced.

The Lotus Elise Cup 250 will go on sale from April 2016, shortly after his presentation at the Geneva show, priced at € 61,620.