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2008 Lotus Elise Sc Convertible 2-door 1.8l on 2040-cars

US $40,000.00
Year:2008 Mileage:25000
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The Good
  • Factory Eaton Supercharger (218 HP)
  • P.P.I. at SoulSpeed Performance
Cycle / Compression / Leakdown
1 / 220 psi / 93 psi
2 / 215 psi / 93 psi
3 / 220 psi / 90 psi
4 / 215 psi / 90 psi
  • Lotus Sport Pack
  • Hard and Soft Top Included
  • LSS Wheels
  • Toyo Proxes R888 Tires
  • Traction Control
  • Exige Fabric Sport Seats
  • MY'10+ Carbon Fiber Rear Wing
  • JanSpeed Stage II Exhaust
  • Front Splitter
  • Difflow 5 Element Original Diffuser
  • TRD Cup Intake
  • Full Aluminum Single-Pass Radiator (Temperatures: 186oF – 192oF)
  • SSC Shift Cable (Confident Shifting)
  • Sector 111 Lid Bone (Uninstalled)
  • Monkey Wrench Racing Front Tow Hook
  • Sector 111 Boomerang Rear Tow Hook (Uninstalled)
  • Sound Deadening (Quiet Ride)
  • Star Shield Clear Bra Protection (Factory Installed)
  • Suede Door Skins
  • LED Taillights
The Not as Good
  • Low tread on rear tires; Toyo Proxes R888 from Tire Rack = $420 for the pair
  • Headliner starting to sag a little
  • (Optional) Bodywork to repair previous spoiler mounting holes; $395 - $549 (labor included) assessed by Able Jimenes at 1st Class Collision Center 
$420
+ $549
$969 total
(I have factored this amount into my asking price)

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Why am I selling? I have had my eye on an upgrade for some time now and cannot purchase one without selling the other. If you or anyone you know may be interested, please feel free to reach out to me at any time. I am a confident seller.

I purchased this vehicle at 15,000 miles.  Based on questions I have already received thus far, the sticky tires, tow hooks, spoiler, and diffuser were installed for aesthetics. This car has never been tracked, was never wrecked, and all body panels are completely original. Most of its miles consisted of highway travel to and from work in the Austin area upon arriving mid-2013. 

No maintenance is needed at this time outside of its next oil change. The last was completed at 23,800 miles and will need to be changed again around the 27,000 mile mark. If you are interested, I also have a pair of ramps purchased at Harbor Freight Tools should you not have a pair.

Also Included
  • Upgraded CDE 143BT head unit; CD, MP3, USB, Bluetooth, AUX compatible
  • Hardwire connection for most radar detectors
  • The car is equipped with keyless entry and comes with two keys
  • Custom-fit Heatshield windshield reflector
  • OEM diffuser
Available for Added Purchase
  • Uninstalled pair of new 5.25” JL C2-525x speakers and needed adapter rings = $140
  • Valentine One radar locator and windshield mount = $300

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Coca-Cola returning to F1 with Lotus sponsorship [w/videos]

Sat, 24 Nov 2012

Even before Red Bull Racing became a record-breaking three-time Constructor's Champion in Formula One, it has dominated conversations both as a team and as an energy drink. After seven years of "Red Bull this" and "Red Bull that," Coca-Cola is reportedly ready to jump into the F1 fray with its Sweden-based energy drink Burn.
Rumors had placed Coca-Cola's entry with McLaren F1, but it's actually Lotus that has secured the deal. We have no idea what the sponsorship will look like, but the website for Burn says that "We [intend] to foster that creativity by incorporating art and music in a way that will break the conventions of traditional F1 sponsorship," Lotus F1 team principal Eric Boullier adding "We are excited to partner with burn to build a new and innovative model for sponsorships that will combine experiences, content creation and social media..."
Since most - including this writer - have no idea what Burn is, we've included a couple of Burn commercial spots to help get us up to speed, which you'll find below. The 2012 season hasn't even ended, and we're already looking forward to 2013...

Lotus Type 132 electric SUV gets another teaser

Mon, Nov 8 2021

Back in August, Lotus laid out its product plans for the next few years. One of the most significant ones, and soonest to launch, is the Type 132, an electric SUV. A muddy silhouette was all we got with the product announcement, but now we get an up-close look at the SUV. Unfortunately, this look is so close up that all we can see is the lower grille section. It's not a bad looking grille section, with divvied-up hexagonal openings. They even have active shutters that adjust for cooling or aerodynamics. But of course, there's not much else we can tell. The Type 132 is slated to launch next year, so we won't have long to wait. It's one of four electric Lotus models that will launch in the next few years, not including the Evija supercar. Related Video: This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings.

Lotus Type 135 electric sports car mixes the Emira with some Esprit

Mon, Jan 31 2022

Over the next four years, English sports car maker will make its oft-attempted transformations real by unveiling three "lifestyle vehicles" on its new Premium Architecture. The first is the Type 132 electric crossover, expected to debut in the next few months. After that will come the Type 133 four-door coupe, then the Type 134 crossover that's smaller than the Type 132. In that fourth year, we'll get the Type 135, an electric sports car that will recall the Lotus of old. This electric coupe, sitting on the firm's E-Sports architecture, is being called "a spiritual successor of the Elise," which would be a good thing. The teaser sketch Lotus released to hype up the car also makes us think Esprit, which, as far as we're concerned, is an even better thing. True, there's Elise and Exige and Emira in those exaggerated fenders, but the pointy ends are vintage early Esprit. But the looks aren't the point right now. The reason for the hubbub is Lotus signing a Memorandum of Understanding with British battery firm Britishvolt "to collaborate on research and development of advanced EV technology." The cooperation would put Lotus in charge of "electric propulsion technologies" like motors and control systems, while Britishvolt oversees a "new battery cell package." Goals for the pack are energy density, fast charging and weight reduction. Novel placement is on the menu, too, the E-Sports architecture laid out so that it can also accept batteries in the traditional style under the floor, or behind the cockpit a la a mid-engined sports car. The MOU could give the battery company two clients in one, as the Type 135 will be shared with Alpine across the Channel as well. By the time the Type 135 shows, Britishvolt's $5.1 billion battery factory in Northumberland should have been up and running for two years, ready to supply cells to the Type 135 that will be built at Lotus' historic Hethel, England headquarters (the other Types will be built in Wuhan, China at a manufacturing facility being developed by Lotus parent company Geely). The sports car will come in single- and dual-motor versions powering RWD and AWD trims, those motors expected produce anywhere between 469 and 872 horsepower providing a range of up to 450 miles on the WLTP cycle. The electronics will run on 800-volt architectures, the batteries ranging from 66.4-kWh to 99.6-kWh capacities.  Related Video: This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences.