Lotus has confirmed the Elise S Cup, a road-going variant of the Elise S Cup R racing car, has completed the next stage of its development. The Lotus Test and Development team has been putting the newest version of the Elise through its paces on the Lotus test track and the famous ‘ring’.

The S Cup gets the same aerodynamics as the ‘R’ version and delivers a “significantly enhanced” dynamic performance over the standard Elise S, says Lotus.

The ‘R’ inspired aero package creates 66kg of downforce at 100 mph and 125kg of downforce at top speed. The combination of front splitter and winglets, barge boards, rear diffuser, rear wing and a fixed roof enable the S Cup to generate enough downforce in the corners of the Lotus test track to beat the Elise S by 3 seconds.

A competition spec roll hoop is also fitted as standard while wiring harness modifications mean that a fire extinguisher system and electrical kill switch can be retrofitted if a phased conversion from road car to race car is desired.

The S Cup is the most track focused of the Elise range. Carrying the ‘Cup’ brand synonymous with the Lotus Motorsport division, it will sit above the Elise, Elise S and Club Racer variants in terms of price and levels of performance.

Source: Lotus

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