Lotus has announced it will unveil its new Special Edition Lotus Elise Club Racer at this month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Based on the 134 horsepower Elise S, the Club Racer will feature unique color options, upgraded interior and lightweight components to ensure world class performance.
Paying tribute to the Lotus models of the 1960s, the Elise Club Racer will be available in Elite Yellow, Carbon Grey, Sky Blue and Old English White. The Club Racer’s exterior color will also be carried into the car’s interior, covering the car’s transmission tunnel.
The Club Racer’s interior will also feature lightweight microfiber seat covers, designed to be supportive and grippy no matter how much weight is applied to them. Other unique Club Racer design cues include an anthracite anodized gear knob and handbrake sleeve, Club Racer logos and anodized aluminum flooring.
A set of lightweight, six-spoke wheels – shod in Yokohama AD07 rubber – completes the Elise Club Racer package.
The Elise Club Race will hit the European market with a price of about 34,500 euros, but there are no current plans to bring the car to the U.S.
09/03, 6:38 PM
posted by:
aesir
How many versions of this car can they make? Bring me the new Esprit already….
09/03, 6:41 PM
posted by:
Borat
Drew Johnson is 134 HP a typo or just plain Toyota Corolla engine behind drivers seat?
09/03, 6:46 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
someday i’ll own a supercharged elise…i swear…
unfortunately, not even the swoopy curves of the elise can make off-white look attractive, though…
09/03, 6:59 PM
posted by:
carbonsigma
Seen one edition, seen a million editions. This is getting old. It’s time for a new Elise.
09/03, 6:59 PM
posted by:
A4
The S does indeed have only 134 HP, Borat.
09/03, 7:55 PM
posted by:
TL
I’ve always loved how the garish design can be so luring.
09/03, 9:13 PM
posted by:
reedfast
i’m liking the looks of the blank picture, 6th from the left
09/03, 9:50 PM
posted by:
cocksterS
Any new elise is awesome. I have this weird, unconditional love for lotus. They could put a piece of poop on 6 spoke alloys, and I’d be like, “Sahweeeeeeet, it’s a lotus!”
That said, I kinda expected something that is designated “club racer” to have more racing-oriented accoutrements…not just an upgraded interior and special colors. Oh well. I’ll still have one please.
09/03, 10:30 PM
posted by:
05Z88Path
Do Lotus come out with a special edition Elise every other month? That being said, it’s one hell of a sweet go-cart…so I don’t mind looking at extra pictures of their latest model.
On a complete pointless side note: There’s a guy with a green Elise who lives near my house…I’ve wanted to stop and see if he wants to go for a cruise sometime (i.e. playfully race my Z on some of the twisty roads in our rural neck of the woods)…but I think he’s a cop b/c there is always an undercover Crown Vic parked in the driveway (I can see the LED light’s in the front and rear windows). It’s kind of an unusual dilemma…do off-duty cops care about speed limits?
09/03, 10:35 PM
posted by:
reedfast
^ if the elise with 134hp can reach them. This thing does 0-60 as fast as an audi a4 2.0t, and i’m pretty sure the audi has a higher top speed.
09/04, 12:02 AM
posted by:
armstealer
from the headline I thought that Bahar already took the reigns and came out with a club racer. As in, a club racer. Not a Club Racer with capital letters.
09/04, 1:40 PM
posted by:
02WRXPSM
134 is all you need, trust me. You will not believe the influence that weight has on a car and its power, handling and acceleration until you try one of these. That being said, the Elise and the other models get their asses kicked on the highway. I’ve passed them easily, and I saw one get in a tussle with a Corvette a while back and get left behind at the altar.
09/04, 2:35 PM
posted by:
scottns
The “normal” models have 189HP. Why make a club racer with a lower HP engine??
09/04, 2:35 PM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
Lotus builds amazing little cars, but I’d want more power if I could get my hands on one.
09/04, 7:51 PM
posted by:
Rafa LL
Another thing the Elise beats the Mustang, variants.
09/04, 8:13 PM
posted by:
cocksterS
To those wondering about the low horsepower figure, the 134hp variant–the Elise S–was released as an ENTRY-level model, designed to fill the void left by the departure of the rover-engined models of old. The Club Racer is a limited edition take on the Elise S.
For those desiring more power, there are many other incarnations of Elise to choose from, many of which will WHOMP their road/track competition, not just on the twisties, but off the line too.
I applaud Lotus for offering a stripped down version at a budget pric, for those that want to experience the thrill, but can’t quite afford the premium. Again, don’t complain about the anemic base model. If you want more power, there’s more power.
09/04, 10:32 PM
posted by:
BIG-KC
Wow they take an underpowered car and reduce its output, then call it Club Racer. That’s gay. I love the Elise but even 190hp isn’t enough. What is 134hp going to do?
09/04, 10:56 PM
posted by:
reedfast
i’d get the exige 240 cup, it’s got… you guessed it, 240 hp.