Lotus Elise Cup 250 Final Edition

Purity of purpose

The Cup badge is not for show. It’s the mark of a car that was built to lap hard all day without complaint and could be raced competitively by adding little more than a roll cage. Bred for the track but brilliant on the road. Key to the Elise Cup 250 Final Edition’s performance are its aerodynamics and downforce linked to its power and light weight. With aerodynamically optimised components such as the front splitter, rear wing, rear diffuser and side floor extension, this Final Edition car produces 66kg of downforce at 100mph and 155kg of downforce at is maximum speed of 154mph.

engineered light

The car is shod in new 10-spoke Diamond Cut ultra-lightweight M Sport forged wheels with Yokohama A052 tyres. The extensive list of standard equipment includes Bilstein sport dampers and adjustable anti-roll bars, to help maximise the aerodynamic downforce available and boost grip whilst maintaining the legendary Elise handling. Also fitted as standard is a lightweight lithium-ion battery and polycarbonate rear window. Other lightweight carbon fibre options, as on the Elise Sport 240 Final Edition, are available reducing the mass to an unladen weight of just 931kg. The Cup 250’s radical aerodynamics modify airflow over, under and around the car to generate a lot of downforce. What you’ll notice is exceptional high-speed stability and even keener turn-in.