Meanwhile I discovered that Lotus now recommends the Yokohama C.drive ... But anyone tempted by a cheap Elise S1 – and they’re down to as little as £7500 these days – should learn a lesson ...

Lotus never managed to bring the original Series ... Of course, with the first examples being built in 1997, the S1 Elise is eligible for import into the U.S. now, But it's very unlikely you ...

Weighing just 725 kilograms and powered by a 1.8-litre K-Series engine, Lotus set the small-but-mighty motoring category alight with the launch of the Lotus Elise in 1997. Now deemed as a certified ...

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 2 Door Coupe across different levels of condition. Edit options.

I can't quite remember the point when it lengthened to connect the base of the Elise's windscreen with the top, but the crack eventually became so annoying, not to mention a sure-fire MOT failure ...