Lotus Elise

E36034

road car sports car

The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road car → sports car →
assemblyLocation	Hethel, Norfolk, England →
bodyStyle	2-door roadster →
brakeType	disc brakes →
chassisType	bonded extruded aluminium tub →
class	lightweight sports car →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
designer	Julian Thomson →
driveType	rear-wheel drive →
engineConfiguration	inline-four engine →
engineSupplier	Rover → Rover → Toyota → Toyota →
firstShownAt	1995 Frankfurt Motor Show →
fuelType	petrol →
generation	Series 1 → Series 2 → Series 3 →
layout	mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout →
manufacturer	Lotus Cars →
market	European market → North American market →
namedAfter	Elisa Artioli →
notableFeature	agile handling → driver-focused design → lightweight construction → minimalist interior →
notableVariant	Lotus Elise 111R → Lotus Elise 111S → Lotus Elise Cup 250 → Lotus Elise Sport 160 → Lotus Elise Sprint →
platform	bonded aluminium chassis →
productionEnd	2001 → 2010 → 2021 → 2021 →
productionStart	1996 → 1996 → 2001 → 2010 →
relatedModel	Lotus 340R → Lotus Exige → Tesla Roadster (first generation) →
roofType	optional hardtop → removable soft top →
successor	Lotus Emira →
suspension	double wishbone suspension →
transmission	5-speed manual transmission → 6-speed manual transmission →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lotus Elise ("Lotus Elise 111S") → Lotus Elise ("Lotus Elise 111R") → Lotus Elise ("Lotus Elise Sport 160") → Lotus Elise ("Lotus Elise Cup 250") → Lotus Elise ("Lotus Elise Sprint") →	notableVariant
Tesla Roadster →	relatedModel