The Club Racer grabs the best colors of the past like the Elite Yellow, Old English White, Sky Blue, and Carbon gray. It still has its great combination of looks and function inside and out.

The standard seats for the Elise get a microfiber treatment that installs comfort pads without making them heavier. The handbrake and the gear knob also get a racing touch with anthracite anodized materials used.

CR or Club Racer is featured on the headrest through an embroidery work while the flooring also gets the CR mark. The steering wheel was also designed with a small diameter and leather treatment for good grip and better control.

The lightweight alloy wheels which also makes use o f anthracite anodized material translates the intentions of the driver on the road.

The exterior color provides a smooth transition to whatever theme the buyer chooses. Lines of black and silver highlights the transmission tunnel and divides the cockpit on the middle.

The Club Racer derives its engine DNA from the Elise S and also outputs 134 horsepower. You might say that is just not enough, but considering the weight of the car it may just be right. The Club Racer can blaze from 0 to 60 in just 5.7 seconds.

The Club Racer will be unveiled during the Frankfurt Motor Show and will also go on sale the minute the spotlight hits its panels.

The Lotus marketing move is coined the Purist Edition. The company is making use of the Purist Edition Elise with all the hyped features of the Touring variant, just minus the leather trims for the transmission tunnel, iPod interface, and leather inserts for the doors.

The sticker price for the Purist Edition Elise is marked at $44920 inclusive of delivery charges. This is about $3000 cheaper than the base model which has an original tag of $48175.

The Elise will be available in three colors—Ardent Red, Saffron Yellow, and Monaco White. The interior is with elegant leather seats combined with Momo steering wheel wrapped in leather, CD player, aircon, and a start button. The looks are classy with the 17 inch alloy rim paired with performance tires from Yokohama.

The engine is a decent 1.8L that can output 189 horsepower. The car can still sprint from 0 to 60 in just 4.9 seconds. Push a bit more and it will be at 100 in 12.9 seconds. Top speed hits 150 mph or 241 km/hr.

The fuel mileage for the Purist Elise is at 21mpg in city driving and at 27 mpg cruising on a highway, which doesn’t really qualify it as an environmentally-friendly car, but most sports car are way, way worse when it comes to fuel economy. Go Lotus!

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The unique name makes no sense anymore, but the car is still one of the most amazing Elises ever built for the road  but I have a feeling soon these babies will be exported to the Gulf or the US…

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Most car insurance companies won’t insure this type of vehicle and it is advised that you get insured with specialty car insurance companies. You’d get the right coverage that suits specialty vehicles but of course the rate is a little bit expensive. For someone who owns a Lotus Elise, the price for its car insurance coverage is negligible. What’s really important is you’d get the coverage you need so you won’t end up paying more for the losses, replacements, repairs, injuries and deaths caused by accidents. Whether you caused it or not, without a car insurance coverage will get you into financial trouble.

Specialty car insurance companies with websites give a lower rate compared to those without a website. The internet makes it easier for these companies to get the attention from a broader audience so they don’t need to pay more for advertisements that can be very expensive. Because of this, their savings becomes your savings as well which is why online rates are much lower.

Remember – you’ve bought a sports car so you’re best of looking for specialty auto insurance for sports cars. Normal car insurers will up your premium any chance they get – specialty insurers might be able to get you affordable car insurance for sports cars.

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The great power productivity is reached at about maximal rpms of 6,200 rpm and maximal torque is achieved at 4,200 rpm. The best match of the torque rate and the power output will greatly feature the Elise S rider to speed up the engine to the greatest engine speed possibility of 6,800 rpm.

Withal, Lotus Elise S is infixed with a vivid red led “change up light” which indicates the rider when the gear has been adjusted. Moreover, the Lotus Elise S is widely available in the U.K. market. As an alternative of the road racer’s 189 bhp engine, the Elise S is made with a 134 bhp engine. Also, there is no variable lift available in the Elise S model and along with it has a 5-speed gear box.

There is nothing enjoyable than driving an Elise car. Adding an extravaganza, the Elise S give the double pleasure and delight to the riders and also make them to sense the real joy of having fun drive on any ground.

Frank Rinderknecht, the owner and CEO of Rinspeed said of the extraordinary vehicle: “For three decades I have tried to imagine how it might be possible to build a car that can fly under water. Now we have made this dream come true.”

I can’t believe this, but this Rinspeed Squba (that’s the name of the thing) looks great. The fact that this is a convertible makes it even more special — but; it also means you WILL get wet! Got abig load of photos, all thanks to rinspeed.com!