Lotus unveils four Classic Heritage Edition Elise models

Lotus is paying tribute to its racing history through the introduction of four new limited-edition versions of its Elise sports car. Four colour combinations are available with the Classic Heritage Edition cars – of which just 100 are going to be produced – with each harking back to an original livery used by Lotus’ racing teams.  [attach id=873971 size="large" align="left" type="image"]All liveries hark back to classic racing Lotus models.[/attach] The first is a black and gold combination made famous by the Lotus Type 72D that Emerson Fittipaldi raced over the course of the 1972 Formula 1 season. A red, white and gold version pays tribute to the Type 49B that Graham Hill used in 1968, while a blue, red and silver car is inspired by the livery applied to the Type 81 of 1980, which was used by Nigel Mansell, Ello de Angelis and Mario Andretti.  Finally, a fourth colour combination of blue and white harks back to the design used on the Type 18 car of 1960, which was the first Lotus car to achieve a Formula 1 pole position and victory – thanks to some help from Sir Stirling Moss. [attach id=873977 size="large" align="right" type="image"]The interior of the Elise boasts more...