Friday, February 18, 2011

New Lotus Elise Club Racer

During the Geneva Motor Show (3-13 March) will present the new Lotus Elise Club Racer, construction already done for the previous Elise S and now turned to redesign the engine version 1.6. Hethel engineers have modified the behavior of lightweight using Bilstein shocks, Eibach springs and filing a total of 25 pounds from 876 in total.

This diet sacrifices removable hood (-5.9 kg), most of the sound-absorbing coating, the entire audio system (-4 kg), front airbags (-4 kg) and introduces a battery is 5.4 pounds lighter than the accumulator standard. He made his debut also set the Dynamic Performance Management in the sportier and more permissive Sport mode, which provides greater traction and counteracts the effects of understeer.

Thanks to the Club Racer Power Pack (not approved for street use) the 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine gains 6 hp and 5 Nm of torque compared to the unit standard, amounting to 142 hp and 165 Nm Elise CR also has alloy wheels with polished 12-spoke design and 16-inch diameter front and 17 rear tires mounted on Yokohama Advan.

Unchanged performance: 0-100 km / h in 6.5 seconds, 0-160 km / h in 18.6 seconds for a top speed of 204 km / h. The English sports can be ordered in colors Sky Blue, Saffron Yellow, Ardent Red, Aspen White, Matt Black and Carbon Grey with a price of € 34,450.

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