Colin Chapman was the most charismatic and brilliant engineer in the history of motor racing. His innovative designs revolutionised the layout of the Grand Prix car. Through his Lotus company he not only dominated Formula 1 racing but made an extraordinary contribution to the development of the sports car. The Lotus 7, the Elite and the Elan were landmark cars that strongly influence designers to this day. 

Lotus had to produce lightweight, fast and cheap sportscars, the Elise reflects that idea of Colin Chapman.

The Lotus Elise, the rivival of the light weight sport car, described by it's makers as "the world's most advanced sports car" was first introduced to the public at Frankfurt motor show on september the 12th 1995. Named after a grandchild of the chairman and owner of Lotus, Romani Artioli.

In december 2000, the new Lotus Elise 2 was born. Thanks to the Belgian designer "Steven Crijns", the Elise 2 gets another look. The most important change was the technical part. The roof, bigger boot, larger doorway access, the interior, etc. are improved and give the driver more comfort.

The Elise S2 was the big breakthrough for Lotus and also the Exige was much more popular than the previous model.

The Europa had a difficult start and the Evora will hopefully attract the Ex-Esprit drivers. And the real spartans will be pleased with the 2-Eleven. A variety of cars !