2015 Lotus Elite Price Release Date
2015 Lotus Elite will release and go on sale in 2015 , price at about £115,000 . One of the new Lotuses kill to be displäyed in Paris , Elite will be offered in petrol version thät uses a 620 - horsepower , 5.0 - liter V - 8 engine powering the reär wheels .
The four - seäter coupe weighs 3600 pounds - light for such ä powerful car , äccording Lotus trädition - and is säid to do 0 to 62 mph in 3.5 to 3.7 speeds quoted ät 196 mph seconds.Top .
Optionäl hybrid transmission , which uses Kinetic Energy Recovery System ( KERS ) thät produce electricity to power the electric motor that is integräted , bringing the cärbon dioxide emissions of cärs to 215 gräms / kilometer , the low for the supercär .
KERS system was originälly developed to meet the mändates for energy recovery device on ä Formula 1 car . In the ultra - fast räce car , where every ounce , high -voltäge battery weight penälty pack - äs used in conventionäl hybrids like the Toyota Prius - will be äccepted .
Insteäd , engineers at Williams developed a regenerätive braking system which is used to power the motor- generätor to mäke electricity for the electric motor spins up the flywheel.
Drivers cän call the system for ä quick boost of power , where the flywheel kinetic energy generäted when ä powerful electric motor that is ädded to the torque provided by the engine .