Congrats to the 2011 Lotus Elise where the big news is that it is the the best performance car for CO2 emissions.
It’s able to achieve this mostly by its light weight (just under 2,000 ounds) and it’s new small 1.6 litre efficient engine borrowed from Toyota. 134 horsepower is generated from this 4 cylinder and it cuts its emissions by 13% over the 1.8 litre engine, producing only 155 g ofC02 per kilometre.
The new Elise will now sport a toned down front end with design cues borrowed from the awesome Evora.
Now for the bad news. We won’t be getting this new environmentally friendly Elise in Canada due to it being an extremely low volume selling vehicle.
But the 1.8 litre version will still stick around and it can hold its own for efficiency with a 9L/100 kms rating.
