While I'm at it
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0-60mph = 4.5s
0-100mph = 11.4s
1/4m = 13.1@104.7mph
Lotus Elise SC specs
| Price in Europe | €49,950 - €55,410 |
| Price in US | $55,425 - $58,020 |
| Car type | Convertible |
| Curb weight | 911-926 kg (2008-2041 lbs) |
| Introduced | 2008 |
| Origin country | United Kingdom |
| Gas mileage | 11.8-9.3 l/100 km (20-25 mpg US / 24-30 mpg UK) |
| CO2 emissions | 228 g/km |
| Views | 35.5k |
| Submitted by | topgear |
Lap times
Performance
| 0 - 50 kph | 1.9 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 5.0 s |
| 0 - 130 kph | 8.6 s |
| 0 - 160 kph | 12.8 s |
| 0 - 180 kph | 16.0 s |
| 0 - 200 kph | 21.7 s |
| 60 - 100 kph (4) | 5.1 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (5) | 7.5 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (6) | 9.0 s |
| Est. 100 - 200 kph | 16.6 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 4.5 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 11.4 s |
| 0 - 130 mph | 26.6 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 9.5 s @ 90.1 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 13.3 s @ 104.0 mph |
| Top speed | 240 kph (149 mph) |
| Est. max acceleration | 0.62 g (6 m/s²) |
| Lateral acceleration | 0.97 g (10 m/s²) |
| 100 kph - 0 | 37 m (120 ft) |
| 70 mph - 0 | 48 m (157 ft) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | 4cyl 1796cc |
| Displacement | 1.8 l (110 ci) |
| Power | 220 ps (217 bhp / 162 kw) |
| Torque | 212 Nm (156 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 122 ps (120 hp) |
| Power / weight | 239 ps (236 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 231 Nm (171 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 21 PS per l/100 km |
| Power / €5000 | 21 ps |
| Transmission | 6 speed |
| Layout | middle engine, rear wheel drive |
Elise SC competition
J 17y ago
How come this car is quicker from 0-200k than an Exige S PP (ie 240hp). Is it something to do with the different supercharger/gear ratios or is it a typo?
RocketPunch 18y ago
@ Georg 26/04/08, 17:57:17
The tire switch also reflected in the poor performance in the C/D's 08 VIR test. The SC lapped the circuit with a disappointing 3'16.6", a good 7s slower than the A048 equipped 06 Elise which has 20 less hp.
danielk 18y ago
is this the car from this http://www.supercars.net/Pics?vpf3=y&gID=3&fID=0&tID=10073&mID=3320389&l=d comparison? Everything matches except the name...
Georg 18y ago
sportauto critic the steering which tend to understeer at turning into turns. The comfort package adds weight reduce perfromance and the stock Yokohama Advan Neovan tires suck according to sportauto, the Yokohama AO 48 mounted on the 2-Eleven in the same test are lightyears better.
sportauto cirit that with the comfort pack the Elise SC is slower than a Boxster S and the price in Germany of the Elise SC is only 2500Euro away from the Boxster S... next to be more exotic the Elise SC has nothing that speaks for it to buy it and not a Boxster S. For pure track fun the 2-Eleven offers much more for the same price..
