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Published - Thursday, 1 August 2013 CALLING ALL ELISE LOVERS! 
Top
Gear magazine has shortlisted the 1996 Lotus Elise in its quest to find
the greatest car of the last 20 years. It is an online vote that will
take place in the run up to the 20th anniversary edition of the
magazine. If you agree that the Elise deserves to be recognised as one
of the greatest cars of the last 20 years, then please go to www.topgear.com/20years and place your vote!
Since its launch in 1996, the Lotus Elise has become one of the most
loved and iconic Lotus cars of all time. We have built over 30,000 Elise
cars in 17 years, that's over 33% of the Lotus' entire production!
The success of the Elise is not just down to its purist dynamic
characteristics or it's cool looks; you petrolheads out there will
appreciate just how clever the car is too! From its pioneering bonded
and
extruded aluminium chassis to it's composite crash structure, the Elise
was the catalyst for a new generation of performance through light
weight and enabled other premier niche vehicles to exist such as the
Opel
Speedster / Vauxhall VX220, all of the current Aston Martin range, the
Tesla Roadster, Lotus' own Exige, Elise 340R, Europa, 2-Eleven and even
the Lotus Evora. |
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CLN Issue 3 July 2011 - Contents
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