Before there was Exige, there was Motorsport Elise - and this one's even more special than the rest
Before there was Exige, there was Motorsport Elise - and this one's even more special than the restThere were a heck of a lot of different Lotus Elises made over the 25 years between 1996 and 2021. The fact that there were two Final Editions, for example, is a good indicator of just how many specials and limited-run models there actually were. The Motorsport Elise must rank as one of the rarest and most special of the lot. Looks like an Exige, right? This was the car that inspired it.
Presumably, a roadgoing version was always on the cards, although the enthusiasm for the Motorsport Elise will only have encouraged the Exige team. That arrived in 2000 and, like the standard Elise, enjoyed a lot of love from all who experienced them over three generations. The fact this is a road-legal Motorsport Elise might have you believe this is an Exige with an identity crisis, but it really is one of the race cars. Just with a very interesting backstory.
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