Lotus Elise

The Lotus Elise has been the handling king since the Elise came out in 1996. Lotus had there first model out from 1996 to 2001 when they replaced it with a new and improved model. The Elise has a curb weight of 1,896 lbs to 2,006 lbs. The Elise comes with three engine options: a 1.8 L Rover K-Seires, 1.8 Toyota 1ZZ-FE, or a Toyota 2ZZ-GE all in line four engines. With the Toyota 2ZZ engine in Europe the Elise can for from 0-60 mph in just 4.9 seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph. The Lotus Elise chassis is widely used amongst other car manufactures like the Tesla Roadster who used it for its light weight design. The Elise price ranges from $47,250 - $54,990 and get 20 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the freeway.