Coupe Discontinued

Lotus Elite

1957 – 1983 Production

2 Generations

Gasoline / Fuel

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LOTUS Elite

1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983

The 1973 Lotus Elite was the most expensive car ever produced by Lotus to that date, and the most luxurious.

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LOTUS Elite

1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963

Just five years had passed since Lotus entered the car industry and, at the 1957 London Motor Show, unveiled the Type 14 – Elite as a road-legal race-car.

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