Presenting our Lotus Elise Cup R
The Lotus Elise Cup R 1.8 (2014) is kept close to the road legal cars. The idea of this class is to allow cost efficient but competitive racing. However the cars need to appear like regular Elise cars but do contain a few modifications that make it a real race car eligiable to race the FIA approved GT Light Challenge.
Most important facts are the roll cage, Fia conform fuel cell (bladder tank), race optimized damper and car allignment, built in fire estinguish system and 6 point belting plus race seat. However the engine, gearbox and aerodynamic is still like the one of road legal Elise Cup models.
Here some technical facts about our Lotus Elise Cup R according to the regulations of the production class in Lotus Cup Europe („European GT Light Challenge“ in 2026)
| Engine | 1.8 L Toyota 2ZR-FE Supercharged Inline-4 |
| Transmission | 6-Speed Toyota EC60 manual |
| Weight | min. 975 kg (inclusive driver, acc. to regs) |
| Top speed | n.a |
| Acceleration 0 – 100 km/h | 4.2 s |
| Power | max. hub power 205 bhp, acc. to regs |
| Torque | max. 250 Nm at 4600 rpm |
| Weight-to-power ratio | 4.1 kg/Hp |
| Downforce | 125 kg at 225 km/h |
| Tyres (acc. to regs) | Nankan CR-S 195/50R16 225/45R17 |
Side note: Lotus Cup Europe cars need to comply with applicable FIA/Motorsport UK technical regulations
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