Lotus Elise Sport 240 Final Edition

Purity and precision

The purest usable sports car on sale remains one of the greatest driving experiences available at any price. The Elise Sport 240 Final Edition builds on the many celebrated Elise virtues, blending agility, power, balance and communication into one compact expression of pure driving joy. As standard, the Sport 240 features the most extensive list of interior and exterior features ever. The biggest upgrade is the all-new TFT digital dashboard with the choice of two screens, one with a conventional set of dials and the other a race car-style with digital speed read-out and an engine speed bar. The steering wheel is of a new design and clad in leather and alcantara. It features a flat base to create better leg clearance for taller drivers and to aid ingress and egress. Every car comes with a Final Edition build plaque, plus new seat trim and stitch patterns. A new selection of colours has been introduced for the Elise Sport 240, harking back to some of the iconic colour schemes from the Elise and Lotus’ past. They are split into two; Select, which includes Daytona Blue, Fire Red, Metallic Orange and Motorsport Black; and Heritage, which includes Racing Green, Nightfall Blue, Essex Blue and Calypso Red.

LIGHT IS RIGHT

The Elise Sport 240 Final Edition gains an extra 23bhp from a revised calibration and so replaces the Sport 220. Delivering 240bhp and 244Nm of torque, the engine has been tuned to provide stunning real-world performance and class-leading efficiency. The 0-60mph sprint is completed in 4.1 seconds thanks to a power-to-weight ratio of 260bhp per tonne. The car comes with 10-spoke Anthracite lightweight forged alloy wheels as standard. They’re 0.5kg lighter than the wheels on the Elise Sport 220 and shod with Yokohama V105 tyres. Further weight savings can be achieved with an extensive range of optional carbon fibre panels, including sill covers and engine cover, plus a lightweight polycarbonate rear window.