Lotus Elise S1

This is the story of my love afffair with this car. Once upon a time........ There was a girl who loved sports cars, she owned an MX5 (no sniggers or jokes about hairdressers please) but always lusted after something special. An Aston maybe... ah back to the land of dreams. Anyway it is now early 1996 and I am sat in the back of a car travelling to a work course. I am just gazing out of the window watching the cars go by, when this small yellow car passes us. We all notice it, not like any car we have seen before it is low, fast , mini supercar looking and shoots round the roundabout in front ... more

Introduction ----------------------------------------​---- After hearing one of my relatives recently purchased the Lotus Elise S1, I just couldnt resist going to test drive it! And what a test drive it was!!!! It is a really smooth drive, but its so powerful you hardly even notice accelleration! Engine ----------------------------------------​---- The engine was relly quiet. It felt very smooth unlike my rubbishy vauxhalll Nova, and I really enjoyed driving it as the gears are also really easy to change in comparison. The standard engine of an S1 is actually the 1796cc Rover K-series. It boasts ... more