Lotus Elan SE: A sweet car from the 90's.
Ok, when we think Elan, we have the car from the 60's, driven by Emma Peel in the Avengers. The model from the 90's shows a different face, more modern, indeed, but deliciously retro. It was a funny car, light, living, quite sensuous. I love these seats! ...
I always liked these, especially when turbocharged
And they seemed to have the most completely "finished" interior of any Lotus excepting only the most recent cars from the manufacture. Seriously, compared to the kit-level dashboards of the early 90s Esprit and S1 Elise, the M100 seems almost like a Japan...
no, sold it last year to someone in Florida
took it out only twice a year which is just too few; and my Alfas are more easy to maintain
there is nowadays no-one left who can take care of the door system - all trained people are retired or close to it
Furthermore the stock of necessary replacement parts (starting from screws and ending at body parts) is a mess. So using it was always the danger that many month of search and wait may follow in keeping its status. 8 years ownership was enough and I made ...
not being a mass product it is nothing that a dealership is willing to provide nowadays
you can send your beloved car to Munich car classic department but that costs tons of euros...
Not THAT well built an interior… just been fixing mine today
First car I’ve ever had where the glove box fell out of the dash onto passenger floor! I’m trying to patch it back up with marine bondo. I like the car a lot but after 28 years it’s showing some age. Cazalea ...
Elite, Elan, Europa, Eclat, Excel, Esprit, Elise, Exige, Evora, Evija, and now the Emira
Gotta love those names ( as well as the cars themselves)
Here is the answer ..😉🤣
Oddly enough, the letter "E" is the lightest letter to make into an emblem, and we all know Lotus is very weight conscious. It's pretty technical, but it's because there are four 90-degree angles in an upper-case E. 4x90=360 There are 360 degrees in a cir...
I actually know the real story if you can be bothered to read..
According to the automaker, the tradition started in the '50s but has roots that started with the marque's beginnings in 1948. Colin Chapman, the founder of the British brand, named the first Lotus road vehicle he designed and built the Mark I, choosing t...
I used to own one , with Isuzu 1.6 turbo engine
It’s super light weight thanks to the carbon fibre body all round, a traditional Chaplin’s sports car. It’s the first Lotus with front engine / wheel drive.
Downside of the Lotus
Oops, been driving too hard! Maybe should have titled this post "Underside" Bar is supposed to protect the motor To finish the glove box story, I made new tabs and bondo-ed (marine epoxy filler) them into place Cleaned, painted, lubed and put the shaft ba...
