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The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars.A two-seater roadster with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, the Elise has a fibreglass body shell atop its bonded extruded aluminium chassis that provides a rigid platform for the suspension, while keeping weight and production costs to a minimum.
The Rover K-series engine is a series of internal combustion engines built by Powertrain Ltd, a sister company of MG Rover. The engine was a straight-four cylinder built in two forms, SOHC and DOHC , ranging from 1.1 to 1.8 L; 67.9 to 109.6 cu in (1,113 to 1,796 cc).
2ZZ-GE Engine in the Corolla XRS Supercharged 2ZZ-GE installed in Lotus Elise SC. The 2ZZ-GE is a 1.8 L; 109.6 cu in (1,796 cc) version built in Japan, in collaboration with Yamaha Motor Corporation. Bore x stroke is 82 mm × 85 mm (3.23 in × 3.35 in). It uses Multi-point Fuel Injection, VVTL-i, and features forged steel connecting rods.
Whilst the new Elise would use a 1.8 L (110 cu in) Toyota ZZ engine, similar to that found in the Toyota Celica, the Speedster was designed to use a 2.2 L (130 cu in) GM Ecotec engine from the Opel Astra [broken anchor]. [5] Neither engine had been used in the original Elise, which was fitted with a 1.8-litre Rover K-Series engine. [5]
Technically, the Lotus Elise didn't end production until 2021; the third-generation model ended its 25-year run with the last model sold to the car's namesake, Elisa Artioli. Here in the States ...
The Lotus Exige / ɛ ɡ ˈ z iː ʒ / is a sports car made by the British company Lotus Cars from 2000 until 2021. Originally a coupé version of the Lotus Elise roadster, since the Series 3 the Exige has been the larger-engined model of the family, featuring a V6 engine in place of the Elise's straight-four. Convertible versions of both models ...
The problems that Rover suffered with earlier K-series units were fixed throughout the engine's life. One example is the front engine hydro-mount, which cause slight imbalance of the engine whilst cornering.. This was fixed in the earlier Rover 200/400 cars in the early 90's!!! - Yet right up to the last K-series Elises, they were still using ...
Caterham Cars Ltd. is a British manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars established in Caterham, England, with their headquarters in Dartford, England.Their current model, the Caterham 7 (or Seven), originally launched in 1973, is a direct evolution of the Series 3 Lotus Seven designed by Colin Chapman.