Vehicle Description
Only 6,519 Miles From New on this fantastic 2005 Lotus Elise, finished in vibrant Racing Green Metallic over a Black with Exposed Aluminium Interior, featuring factory Leather Trimmed Sport Seats. This Elise has an excellent presence and great curb-appeal. Powered by a high-strung 1.8L/190hp 4-Cylinder Engine, backed by a proper 6-Speed Manual Transaxle. Twin Oil Coolers. Factory Options for this Elise consist of; Sport Pack (a $2,500 option - Includes lightweight 17 x 7.5 forged alloy rear wheels, lightweight 16 x 6.5 forged alloy front wheels, and track-tuned suspension). Body Coloured Hard Top, Touring Pack (Includes full leather seating with perforated trim, electric windows, Blaupunkt AM/FM stereo with CD and MP3 playback, interior storage net, additional sound deadening and full carpet set). Star Shield Paint Protection Film, Lifestyle Metallic Paint Colour. Standard features include; Bonded Aluminum Chassis, RTM Composite Body, Rear Diffuser, 4-Wheel Ventilated and Cross-Drilled Disc Brakes, Lotus/AP Racing and Brembo Brake Calipers, Anti-Theft Alarm System, Leather Trimmed Momo Steering Wheel, A/C, Tinted Glass, Starter Button. As standard, the Elise boasts one of the finest and more rewarding sports car chassis on the road today, with Bilstein dampers, Eibach springs and performance Lotus/AP Racing brakes with Brembo calipers. The car rolls on lightweight 16" Front / 17" rear alloy wheels that are wrapped in brand-new Yokohama A048 high-performance tires (less than 10 miles on them). Front Fog Lights. 4-Wheel Independent Suspension. All services up to date, this 'like-new' Elise was sold new here at Lotus of Bellevue and has been regularly serviced at our Lotus Factory Authorized Service Center as well. 2-owner car. On file are; PDI Report, Service Booklet with Stamps, Original Owner's Book, Original Window Sticker, Original Keys, Service Records. With under 7,000 miles from new this Elise is in fantastic condition throughout, showing like-new inside and out.From the moment you swing open the composite door and drop into the leather-trimmed aluminum cockpit, there's no mistaking the Elise for anything but a no-nonsense lightweight sports car. Other than 21st-century necessities like dual airbags, air-conditioning, and a CD player, there's nothing extraneous inside the cabin. The dashboard, pedals, and shift knob are all crafted out of aluminum. The steering wheel is small and purposeful, the seats are lightly upholstered one-piece composite shells with fore-aft adjustment for the driver only. Carpeting covers select areas of the interior; everywhere else the exposed aluminum chassis proudly shows through.Extensive use of aluminum allows the Elise to achieve its extreme light weight without sacrificing rigidity. This is most apparent in the cockpit where the extruded aluminum chassis makes no secret of its presence, joined by race-inspired billet pedals and a drilled-out foot stop on the passenger side. Tipping the scales at a gravity-defying 1,950 lbs., the diminutive Elise remains faithful to the Hethel company's less-is-more school of vehicle production. Like the famous Seven and the Elan, lightweight roadsters that helped put Lotus road cars on the map, the Elise is built around the same concept of joining an exceptionally light and, nimble chassis to a flexible and responsive 4-cylinder engine. With so little mass to haul around, the Elise doesn't need a ton of horsepower to go fast, huge brakes to slow down or massive wheels and tires to handle well.With the 111-series Elise models having been phased out in 2011 and the current range unavailable in the USA, well-kept examples like this are in high demand and don't remain available long. This is an incredible opportunity to put a well-presented Elise in your garage at great price point. Don't miss out. This Elise has had a rigorous pre-sale inspection performed at the Lotus of Bellevue factory-authorized service center.For more information, or to discuss making delivery arrangements for adding this fantastic 2005 Lotus Elise with extremely low miles to your collection, contact one of our friendly and knowledgeable sales consultants or feel free to drop by our 5-acre Bellevue, WA facility - Home to the West Coast's Most Exciting Inventory of Luxury, Exotic, Sports and Collectible Cars - With 200+ Always on Site, Nobody Has What We Have!
