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Lotus Elise and Exige: books - history and technology

A book on the Lotus Elise or Exige? Here are illustrated books on the history, models and technology of Lotus sports cars.

Lotus Elise and Exige 1995-2020 - The Complete Story

Named after Elisa, the granddaughter of Lotus's owner at the time, Romano Artioli of Bugatti fame, the Lotus Elise was launched at the Frankfurt Show in 1995. In the subsequent twenty-five years it has not only established itself as the embodiment of what Lotus stands for, it retains a unique place in the international sports car market.
No other manufacturer came up with a car to seriously rival the Elise, nor the Exige, in terms of handling dexterity on both road and racetrack, and it aptly characterizes the definition of a sports car. The production of the Elise and Exige was sustained through four corporate upheavals. Now in Geely ownership, the future for Lotus looks bright.

Written in Johnny Tipler's inimitable style this book includes:
- A detailed evolution of the Elise and Exige, including full specification tables
- Interviews with key individuals involved in their design and development, including Richard Rackham, Gavan Kershaw, Neil Thomas, Russell Carr, Barney Hatt and Andy Pleavin
- Elisa Artioli on her namesake, its past and future
- Motor sport adaptions and successes
- Driving experiences on road and track.

Author:Johnny Tipler
Specs:192 pages, 26 x 21.5 cm / 10.25 x 8.5 in, hardback
Illustrations:390 colour photographs
Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2021)
Series:The Complete Story
Book: Lotus Elise and Exige 1995-2020 - The Complete Story

Lotus Elise and Exige 1995-2020 - The Complete Story

Language: English

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Lotus Elise & Exige (1996-2005) - Brooklands Gold Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Lotus Elise and Exige models from the years 1996-2005. Describes the 111, R and S, Sport 135 and R, the TT 190 and Sport, Exige S1, S2 and 240R, TT 260 Supersport plus the 340R and GT1.

  • The articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
  • Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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Specs:160 pages, 27 x 20 x 1.1 cm / 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.43 in, paperback
Illustrations:150 b&w and 100 colour photographs
Publisher:Brooklands Books (GB, 2006)
Series:Gold Portfolio
Book: Lotus Elise & Exige (1996-2005) - Brooklands Gold Portfolio

Lotus Elise & Exige (1996-2005)

Language: English

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Lotus Elise - Retour aux sources (Autofocus)

La Lotus Elise est une petite voiture de sport anglaise fabriquée par Lotus, disposant d'une carrosserie roadster avec arceau. L'Elise marque le renouveau de Lotus dans la catégorie des petites voitures de sport dans les années 1990 : elle constitue un retour aux sources même de la marque, après l'échec de l'Elan M100 à traction avant.

Radicale, l'Elise est une sportive basique sans assistance ni souci de finition ; ce qui permet d'en contenir le prix : 165 000 F à son lancement en France en 1996. Ce qui lui assure rapidement un gros succès international.
Aujourd'hui, l'Elise en est à sa troisième génération et Lotus est largement tiré d'affaire sur le plan économique. L'Elise fête se 20 ans d'existence en 2016 et les premières séries sont déjà des collectors, tandis que de nombreux dérivés et versions spéciales sont aussi très recherchés.

L'ouvrage s'articule comme toujours sur la collection Autofocus sur une série de chapitres retraçant par ordre chronologique la carrière du modèle et de ses nombreuses versions : de la première série à l'actuelle, en passant par les versions spéciales (séries limitées) et la version coupé dite Exige, ce sont toutes les Elise qui seront abordées via un texte didactique et des photos originales et inédites.

Author:Alain Chevalier
Specs:160 pages, 29 x 24 cm / 11.4 x 9 in, hardback
Illustrations:300 b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2015)
Series:Autofocus
Book: Lotus Elise - Retour aux sources (Autofocus)

Lotus Elise - Retour aux sources

Language: French

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