Lotus Sphere » Special edition http://lotusphere2007.com Like your English sportscars? Keep your eyes on our Lotus blog! Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Purist Edition of Lotus Elise for U.S. Dealerships http://lotusphere2007.com/2009/06/purist-edition-of-lotus-elise-for-us-dealerships/ http://lotusphere2007.com/2009/06/purist-edition-of-lotus-elise-for-us-dealerships/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:31:50 +0000 admin http://lotusphere2007.com/?p=90 Attracting customers to go inside the showrooms is very difficult amid the global financial crisis, more so to close a sale. This has been the experience of all car manufacturers and dealers in the United States, if not in all countries. A lot of schemes are being tried by all to lure consumers to buy their vehicles. Lotus, like everyone else, offers more features coming in at cheaper packages.

The Lotus marketing move is coined the Purist Edition. Lotus Elise Purist EditionThe 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!

]]> http://lotusphere2007.com/2009/06/purist-edition-of-lotus-elise-for-us-dealerships/feed/ 0 Lotus Type 72D http://lotusphere2007.com/2008/05/lotus-type-72d/ http://lotusphere2007.com/2008/05/lotus-type-72d/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 03:04:01 +0000 admin http://lotusphere2007.com/2008/05/lotus-type-72d/ This must be one of the most beautiful Lotuses ever made. Absolutely gorgeous.

Lotus Type 72D
Lotus Type 72D
Lotus Type 72D
Lotus Type 72D
Lotus Type 72D
Lotus Type 72D
Lotus Type 72D

Make sure you check out the official Lotus Site for more info!

]]> http://lotusphere2007.com/2008/05/lotus-type-72d/feed/ 4 Lotus Esprit 2002 Anniversary Edition V8 http://lotusphere2007.com/2008/01/lotus-esprit-2002-anniversary-edition-v8/ http://lotusphere2007.com/2008/01/lotus-esprit-2002-anniversary-edition-v8/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:30:10 +0000 admin http://lotusphere2007.com/2008/01/lotus-esprit-2002-anniversary-edition-v8/ I’m still most fond of the classic Esprits, even though they maybe carry a lesser reputation in the US — but my lord does this 2002 Lotus Esprit Anniversary Edition V8 kick ass too…

Lotus Esprit 2002 Anniversary Edition V8

Brute force, true to its Esprit nature, and a jaw-dropper as always. I need $100k quickly, guys!

A hot vid to match — driver: Jim Graham

Click here to view the embedded video.

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