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Making its debut at the I.A.A. in Frankfurt
2009, the Special Edition Lotus Elise Club Racer
introduces new and exclusive colour schemes,
bespoke interior and lightweight components all
in a world class, high performance and low
emission sportscar.
179 g/km CO2
0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds
0-100 km/h in 6.1 seconds
Combined cycle fuel consumption: 37.2 mpg or
7.6l/100km
Lotus has taken four of the classic colour
schemes used by Lotus in the 1960s (Elite Yellow,
Carbon Grey, Sky Blue and Old English White) and
combined them with exclusive Club Racer interior
design features to give a stunning sportscar
that beautifully morphs function and form.
The firm and supportive Elise seats are clad
with lightweight microfibre comfort pads
perfectly positioned to give the right amount of
support with the minimal amount of weight, but
still keeping the body coloured seat shell
partly exposed.
The exterior body colour theme is carried over
to the transmission tunnel and combined with
silver and black paint highlights, bisecting the
cockpit and tying together the whole sporty
theme unique to the Club Racer.
Other exclusive interior design features of the
Club Racer are the anthracite anodised gear knob
and handbrake sleeve, the Club Racer (CR) logo
hand embroidered on the seat headrest and the
unique anodized aluminium flooring in the
driver’s and passenger’s footwell. The small 320
mm diameter leather rimmed steering wheel has an
on-center marker, enabling the more spirited
driver to quickly and safely identify the
straight ahead position of the front wheels.
The lightweight six spoke alloy wheels, shod in
bespoke Yokohama AD07 LTS tyres are also
anthracite anodised, complementing the key
interior components.
Luke Bennett, Director of Lotus Cars said,
“Special Editions of the award winning Elise
have always proved popular with our customers
around the world, and I expect the Elise Club
Racer to be no different. We have taken colour
schemes from our past, used on the Elite and
Elan in the 1960s and cleverly brought them up
to date with a modern feel to the interior. The
whole design package is modern with a classic
twist, which of course matches the peerless ride
and handling of a Lotus and the convertible
experience of the Elise perfectly.”
The Lotus Elise Club Racer is based upon the 134
hp Elise S and goes on sale on 15th September
2009 priced as set out below.
Recommended retail prices for the following
markets (MSRP) (including transport, local taxes
and first service (but excluding registration,
license plates and or a full tank of fuel):
Belgium € 34.475
France € 34.175
Italy € 34.770
Switzerland CHF 48.820
Recommended retail prices for the following
markets (MSRP) (including local taxes (excluding
transport, registration, license plates and or a
full tank of fuel):
Germany € 33.125,--
Retail prices for the UK (MSRP)
Recommended retail price (including VAT) in the
UK is £25,712, (an additional £950 is charged
for on the road costs. These include delivery,
PDI, first service, number plates, first
registration fee, valet, 12 months Road Fund
Licence and a full tank of fuel.)
Recommended retail prices for Euro Zone
Countries (MSRP) (excluding local taxes,
transport, registration, license plates and or a
full tank of fuel):
Euro Zone Countries € 27.822,--
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