Lotus has now unveiled Elise Cup 260, the extreme limited edition vehicle that celebrates the 70th anniversary of Lotus’s founder Colin Chapman who built his first car in 1948. Limited to only 30 units worldwide, the Lotus Elise Cup 260 claims to be a benchmark for intuitive handling and driver involvement, integrating latest design philosophies from high-performance beasts such as the Exige Cup 380, the Evora GT430, and the track and competition only Elise Race 250. The Lotus Elise Cup 260 gets an all-alloy, chargecooled supercharged 1.8-litre engine mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, belting out 245bhp of power and 255Nm of torque. Thus the 0 to 100kmph sprint is covered in 4.2 seconds. The Elise Cup 260 comes with lightweight carbon fibre and composite components as standard and, for the first time on an Elise, adjustable Nitron high-performance dampers. The interiors feature carbon race seats in black Alcantara with contrast stitching in red or yellow, with the cabin’s exposed aluminium and carbon fibre elements including a new carbon fibre instrument binnacle cover. The vehicle also gets an in-car entertainment system with iPod and Bluetooth connectivity. The Lotus Elise Cup 260 is priced at £59,500 (approx. Rs 5.10 crores) and comes in a glorious Championship Gold to commemorate the forthcoming 70th Anniversary of Lotus.
