The Lotus Elite Story: From Concept to Cult Classic

Explore the legacy of the Lotus Elite, a car that not only transformed sports car design but also set new benchmarks for innovation with its fiberglass body and emphasis on aerodynamics. This video delves into the Elite's groundbreaking features e and its enduring impact on car design and motorsport. Discover the engineering marvels, the challenges of maintaining a classic, and the cultural significance of a vehicle that continues to inspire automotive enthusiasts around the world. Join us as we celebrate the remarkable story of the Lotus Elite.

[@joellamoureux7914]

Very good ai

[@davelarnder2589]

Hi Rattymouse: You are right, no chassis, but if you bought the kit, you had to install the rear axle assembly, front suspension and wheels, it was around getting paying purchase tax. I was getting mixed up with my own rebuild of my 1958 Triumph TR3A with chassis.

[@cbotten106]

The Lotus elite is Elite. It was Colin Chapman's crazy light & gorgeously fragile classic.🤸‍♀ai my,

[@davelarnder2589]

The Lotus Elite was also offered as a kit of parts for the enthusiast, thus cutting its cost. If I remember the kit consisted of a completed body, and a running chassis.
I remember when Lotus first started up in Hornsey North London when the Elite stood in their showroom so small that it had to be placed across the corners. Later on of cour, se they moved to Cheshunt , and then onto Norfolk.

[@rattymouse]

You are thinking of the Lotus Elan. The Elite did not have a chasis. The fiberglass monocoque replaced the chassis.

[@DavidDatura]

There are lines here that are repeated over and over. They (the AI or whatever) could of cut down this video’s length by half to two thirds 😒 anyway, It was indeed a beautiful, agile and sophisticated car for the time, a little too ahead of its time. As most Lotuses that followed this reverted to a more traditional if still light weight, steel backbone chassis. And the Elite wasn’t fast either. With a 0-60mph of around 11 or 12 seconds 😬 that’s supermini speeds. The Elan Sprint from the early 70s could manage that in a more satisfactory 7 seconds or so.

[@gary5481]

You saved me from making a similar comment about the elaborate repetition of facts that didn't get down to the crux of what we're all interested in - performance, racing stats & current value.

[@steveflor9942]

Huh?

[@philipgrice1026]

This is not a 'celebration of the Lotus Elite's story. This is someone using the sports car enthusiast's interest in everything Lotus to generate clicks. It's money for old rope. If one eliminates the constant repetition in the very thin script there is almost nothing left. Nothing to see here. Move along.