Lotus, in association with Classic Team Lotus, unveiled a special edition in the memory of this legendary driver, the Lotus Clark Type 25 Elise SC. There will be only 25 copies built and for each Type 25 Elise sold a donation will be made to the Jim Clark Memorial fund. The launch coincides with the 40^th'anniversary' of Jim Clark's death at Hockenheim in 1968.

Mike Kimberley comments, “It is fitting that the latest version of our award winning Elise, the Clark Type 25 Elise SC, should celebrate the life of Jim Clark.”
The Lotus Clark Type 25 Elise SC is styled after the Type 25 Formula 1 car that Jim Clark drove to victory in 1963. The Elise is finished in British Racing Green with yellow stripe, Lotus Sport wheels, black leather sport seats trimmed with red leather and as a final retro touch a solid wooden gear knob

Power comes from a 1.8 liter non-intorcooled, supercharged engine producing 220 hp and is capable of a 0- 100 km/h time of just 4.6 seconds. You can pick up your Clark Type 25 Elise SC at dealers in UK and Northern Ireland only for just under GBP 37,000.

Lotus fans outside the UK who missed out on the latest special limited edition Elise are in luck – the company has reportedly decided to change the limit. The Lotus Clark Type 25 Elise SC was to be a run of just 25 cars for the UK and Ireland but these have all been snapped up. To satisfy buyers in Europe another 25 will be built for export.

The original run of 25 relates to the number of Grand Prix races Jim Clark won throughout his career. Arguably one of the most naturally gifted drivers of all time, Clark won the F1 World Championship twice for Team Lotus in 1963 and in 1965. He was also the first Briton to win the Indianapolis 500.

The Clark Type 25 Elise SC draws upon many styling cues from the Type 25 Formula 1 car that Jim Clark raced to win the World Championship in 1963. It has a removable hard top as standard and is finished in British Racing Green with a yellow stripe along the centre.

An additional 25 examples of the special-edition Lotus are available now in Europe for €44,100 before local taxes, which translates to about €54k in Germany, France and Italy.