83 - Elite S2

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The Lotus Elite S2. The car featured the larger 2174cc Lotus 912 16 valve dohc engine, which had improved mid range torque. The chassis was also galvanised and the car had a 5 speed Getrag gearbox. There were also new electrically operated head lamps (to replace the vacuum operated mechanism, that used to "wink"). Externally the car had a front spoiler, new rear bumper with Rover SD1 sourced rear brake lights and optional speedline alloy wheels.