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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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Lotus Evija EV supercar is charging toward series production

Wed, Feb 19 2020

It's almost time for Lotus to begin production of real Evijas bound for customers, but first, it must go through its final round of testing. To accomplish this task, Lotus had to prep its brand-new production facility to build the final prototypes. New photos and video give a glimpse of what the Lotus assembly hall looks like.  The Evija, which means "the first in existence," is an all-electric supercar that Lotus hopes will be the most powerful production road car ever made. The supercar uses electric motors for four-wheel drive with torque vectoring and has a battery pack rated at 70kWh. Lotus claims it has 1,973 horsepower and 1,254 lb-ft of torque, can go zero to 60 mph in less than three seconds, can do zero to 186 mph in less than nine seconds, and has a top speed of 200 mph. All of that, with a weight of 3,704 pounds.  Possibly more impressive are the claimed battery stats. The Evija, which is the first Lotus developed with new majority shareholder Geely, can supposedly fully charge in less than 10 minutes and has a range of 250 miles. With a 350-kW charger, it'll fill up in 18 minutes. Lotus says the Evija has been an extremely collaborative effort, as 20 specialist contractors and 50 experts have been on site for the past six months. They've been hard at work in the new facility, which is located next to the 2.2-mile Hethel circuit in Hethel, in Norfolk, U.K. Check out the new state-of-the-art light tunnel, the vehicle lifts, the gantry crane, and more above and below. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings.

Renault paid GBP1 to buy back its F1 team

Tue, Dec 29 2015

Running a Formula One team is anything but cheap and straightforward, but it didn't cost Renault much to reacquire the Lotus team from Genii Capital. In fact, according to the latest reports, the French automaker paid just GBP1 – less than a buck fifty – for the privilege. Still, the process was deeply complicated. The reason Renault was able to get it so cheap is because the team was deeply in debt, part of which Renault will now assume. Less than a year ago, the team was said to be nearly $200 million in the red, and just a few months ago Renault came to its rescue to pay a $4 million tax bill to the British government. Under the terms of the new deal, Renault will assume the debt that the team's previous owners had accrued, but will be spared the nearly $150 million which its stakeholders loaned to the team. The history of the outfit based in Enstone dates back to 1981 when it was founded as Toleman Motorsport. French fashion giant Benetton bought the team in 1985, which in turn sold it to Renault in 2000. A decade later, after two world championship titles, Renault began stepping back its involvement in the team and gradually transferred ownership to investment firm Genii Capital, which has run it ever since under the Lotus name that it secured from the automaker under contract until 2017. Unable to fund a competitive team, Genii has now sold the team back to Renault, but the financial intricacies of the deal are far from straightforward. To start with, Genii and its subsidiary Gravity Motorsports (the team's parent company) didn't hold all the shares in the operation, so it bought back over 6 million shares from Whiterock Alliance to add to its own 60 million shares. The vast majority of those shares were then transferred (for that princely sum of GBP1) to Gringy (UK) Ltd, the shell company that technically owned the team in its Benetton days. Gringy (a wholly owned subsidiary of Renault) will hold a 90-percent stake in the team, with the last 10 percent remaining in Genii's hands and those of its investors. In the process, the outfit will now rejoin the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes among the F1 teams developing their own powertrains. Related Video: News Source: Motorsport.comImage Credit: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Earnings/Financials Motorsports Lotus Renault F1 genii capital

How the fastest Elise ever compares to 3 sportscars you know

Tue, Feb 16 2016

The Lotus Elise had its 20th anniversary last year, and the British sports-car maker's belated celebration is the quickest production Elise ever around its test track. The new Elise Cup 250 can sprint to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 154 mph. It's essentially Lotus' answer to a Porsche Cayman GT4. The Elise Cup 250 replaces the Cup 220 in the model lineup, and Lotus plans to limit production to 200 units annually. The 1.8-liter supercharged four-cylinder now makes 243 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, compared to 217 hp and 184 lb-ft from the predecessor. The company claims the Cup 250 laps its test track in 1:34, which is four seconds better than the 220. On paper, the Cup 250 could give a Cayman GT4 quite a fight. The Porsche's 385 hp wins on power, but it weighs significantly more at 2,955 pounds. Those differences translate to a slower 60 mph run of 4.2 seconds but a faster 183-mph top speed. We also think the upcoming Jaguar F-Type SVR could make for interesting competition around a very tight track. A recent leak suggests the new model has over 560 horsepower and a 200-mph top speed, so it would easily win on an open course. On a curvy circuit, the Lotus could be an intriguing challenger. Lotus Elise Cup weighs a scant 2,053 pounds in normal trim and 2,030 pounds with the optional Carbon Aero package, which includes carbon fiber parts for the front splitter, rear wing, rear diffuser and side-floor extensions. To save weight, Lotus fits the car with a lithium-ion battery, carbon fiber seats, and forged alloy wheels. The suspension and brakes carryover from the 220, including Bilstein dampers, Eibach springs, and AP Racing brakes. Lotus models often have a sparse interior, and that continues with the Cup 250. The options list includes usually common items like air conditioning and cruise control. A package even combines a radio, carpets, and sound deadening. Standard cars come with a red or black Alcantara interior, but leather is available. The Cup 250 goes on sale in April for 45,600 pounds ($65,170 at current rates), but it isn't available in North America. This forbidden fruit makes for an interesting comparison to other stripped-down models, though. For example, the Evora 400, which is for sale in the US, is slightly slower to 60 at 4.1 seconds but its 1:32 time around the Hethel test track is two seconds a lap quicker.