Lotus Elise S1 111S BRG 0-60 5.4s.
I first saw a Lotus Elise in Ship Street in Brighton and loved it.
In 2005 I joined my first Lotus club and having spent a lot of time looking at the different S1 and S2 variants I decided I wanted the rawest driving experience of a road oriented car and this is the car I ended up with around 10 years ago, 770kg, VVC engine, close select gearbox, better alloy wheels than the launch S1 and 0-60 in 5.4. I have driven other fast cars, but the essence of this one is that it's an elemental driver's car with added lightness. The actual Lotus colour name is Nautilus Blue but it only looks blue or purple in certain lights. Full service history, 2 owners and 33k miles. Come round and I will demo it for you or transfer me the full balance and try the Yokohama AD08Rs yourself!
It's the S1 that was recently voted PH best sports car of the last 25 years and by a country mile, have a look at the youtube video:
Lotus Elise S1 review: the best sports car of the last 25 years PH25.
