Elise GT1?
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Originally posted by rockitman
ahhhh, that looks fast!!! Can't be the 1.8 Toyota motor can it???
ahhhh, that looks fast!!! Can't be the 1.8 Toyota motor can it???
probably the old 1.8 Rover motor they mimic's towards honda's B18C5 (Integra Type R motor)
Still don't know why they used the toyota motor instead of a honda
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There were 7 race versions of that car built, and one road car. They were 580 hp V8 motors, the car weighed 2,200 lbs. They were built in 1997 and raced shortly before Lotus ran out of money to run them. They come up for sale sometimes; I looked at one last year as a track car. I don't know how many are left, I did see a few of them burn up...
Roy
ps. That one is a race car that was converted to road use.
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ps. That one is a race car that was converted to road use.
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Story on that Elise GT1
As Lotus enthusiasts (and daily Elise drivers), the most interesting car for us was the Lotus Elise GT1. Only one road car was build by Lotus and it wasn't this one. The Lotus Elise GT1 shown in Paris was a race car in Frank Muller livery - yellow over black. We were told that the car is not one of those which raced in the FIA series. The car is said to be chassis number eleven complete with carbon body, carbon brakes, 6 speed seqential Hewland and a Lotus V8 twin turbo with nearly 600hp.
Imagine driving a race GT1 on open road! Unlike some of the other cars which were trailered around, this car was driven - even around Paris with the door open to get fresh air. Not surprisingly it's not the ideal city car with the engine not liking lows revs and the race clutch not ideal for stop-start traffic!
This Race Elise GT1 body differs from the original one off road car with different nose, rear deflector, fuel cap, no open windows, carbon brakes, mirrors (those on this car had been replaced by electric ones), wing pillars, lights (the race car had two pairs of optional headlamps) and the side exhaust.
Imagine driving a race GT1 on open road! Unlike some of the other cars which were trailered around, this car was driven - even around Paris with the door open to get fresh air. Not surprisingly it's not the ideal city car with the engine not liking lows revs and the race clutch not ideal for stop-start traffic!
This Race Elise GT1 body differs from the original one off road car with different nose, rear deflector, fuel cap, no open windows, carbon brakes, mirrors (those on this car had been replaced by electric ones), wing pillars, lights (the race car had two pairs of optional headlamps) and the side exhaust.
