LOTUS ELISE 111S

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Engine:
Type: Four-cylinder in-line, dohc, four valves per cylinder, 
Variable Valve Control, transversely mid-mounted. 
Manual five-speed transaxle driving the rear wheels. 
Capacity: 1796cc. 
Construction: All aluminium. 
Maximum power: 143bhp (107kW) at 7000rpm. 
Maximum torque: 128lb ft (174Nm) at 4500rpm. 

Performance:
Maximum speed: 133mph (213km/h). 
0-60mph: 5.38secs. 
0-100km/h: 5.4secs. 
0-100mph: 14.4secs. 
0-160km/h: 14.4secs. 

Fuel consumption – mpg (l/100km) 
Urban: 28.5 (9.9). 
Extra urban: 47.8 (5.9). 
Combined: 38.6 (7.3). 
 

Wheels:
Tyres, Pirelli P Zero, Front: 185/55 R15 
Tyres, Pirelli P Zero, Rear: 225/45 R16 
Wheel size front: 5.5Jx15 
Wheel size rear: 7.5Jx16 

Vital statistics:
Wheelbase: 90.6in (2300mm). 
Front track: 56.7in (1440mm). 
Rear track: 57.8in (1470mm). 
Overall length: 147.0in (3734mm). 
Overall width: 67.0in (1701mm) excluding mirrors. 
Overall height: 45.2in (1148mm). 
Ground clearance: 6.3in (160mm). 
Fuel tank capacity: 8.0gal (36.4 litres). 
Fuel grade: 95 RON minimum. 

Weight:
Unladen: 770kg 
Max: 992kg 
No towing. 

Body:
Composite body panels with detachable front and rear clamshells, integral fixed headlamps. 

Chassis:
Lotus-designed structure of epoxy-bonded aluminium extrusions incorporating steel roll-hoop. 

Suspension:
Double-wishbones with single coil springs over monotube dampers all-round. Lotus-patented extruded aluminium front uprights. Front anti-roll bar. Rear toe-link. 

Steering:
Rack and pinion, non-power-assisted. 

Brakes:
Ventilated and cross-drilled iron discs all-round. Lotus/AP 
Racing opposed-piston alloy front calipers, Brembo rear calipers. 

BMW M3

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Engine:
No. of cylinders/valves per cyl.: 6/4 
Displacement acc. to ECE Reg. in ccm: 3,246 
Stroke/Bore in mm: 91.0/87.0 
Nominal power (kW) / rpms: 252/7,900 
Max. torque (Nm) / rpms: 365/4,900 
 

Performance:
Drag (Cd): 0.33 
Maximum speed km/h: 250 
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s): 5.2 
Acceleration 80-120 km/h (s) in 4th: 5.4 

Fuel consumption:
City (ltr/100 km): 17.8 
Highway (ltr/100 km): 8.4 
Combined (ltr/100 km): 11.9 
CO2 emissions (g/km): 287 
Tank capacity ltr: 63 

Wheels:
Tyre size front: 225/45 ZR 18 
Tyre size rear: 225/40 ZR 18 
Wheel size front: 8 J x 18 
Wheel size rear: 9 J x 18 

Vital statistics:
Wheelbase: 2,731 
Vehicle length: 4,492 
Vehicle width: 1,780 
Vehicle height: 1,372 
Track, front: 1,508 
Track, rear: 1,525 
 

Weight:
Unladen (EU): 1,570 
Max permissible: 2,000 
Permitted load: 505 
Permitted axle load, front/rear:970/1140