Lotus Elise Sport 160

Rare opportunity to buy a low mileage S1 Elise Sport 160 in excellent condition. This later WVTA car with Starlight Black Metallic paint and red Alcantara seats was first registered in June 2000 and has covered just 49,184 miles.

This car wants for nothing mechanically or cosmetically having been the recipient of some significant bodywork, suspension, interior, engine and running gear refreshes over the last few thousand miles. Highlights as follows:

Engine

-Rover K-Series engine removed/refreshed in early 2023 at 48k miles including new head gasket, cylinder head bolts, uprated oil rail ladder, cambelt, tensioner, water pump, alternator belt, air filter, gaskets, spark plugs and HT leads plus 52mm Throttle Body and new throttle cable

-Close Ratio B4BP Gearbox freshly built by Andrew Goater in February 2023 and fitted with an ultra-lightweight flywheel plus 4 brand new driveshaft joints and boots

-Eliseparts Pressure Relief Remote Thermostat kit with 82 degree thermostat and Mocal Laminova Water/Oil Cooler

-Eliseparts Aluminium Radiator

-Sports exhaust

Suspension

-Full suspension refresh at 45k miles including new wishbone bushes, ball joints, track rod ends, drop links, bolts, wheel bearings and wishbones coated with POR15

-Nitron 1-way dampers with 425/550lb Springs (including rear helpers) and a full geometry setup by Hofmanns of Henley

-Eliseparts alloy-bell brake disks front and rear with braided brake hoses and fresh Mintex 1144 pads in March 2023

-Eliseparts Uniball Toelinks

Exterior

-Victory wheels refurbished (Porsche Brilliant Silver) in February 2023 and fitted with new Yokohama Advan Neova AD08RS Tyres

-Bodywork including front and rear clams, sills, spoiler, bonnet and engine cover fully repainted

-Soft top roof refurbished by Allon White in August 2017 and only used a couple of times since

Interior

-Alcantara seats fully refurbished by Allon White in July 2023 and only used for a few hundred miles since

-FEV FX-GTEC 1800R Fire Extinguisher System with cabin and engine bay nozzles

-Genuine Lotus Removable Steering Wheel

Last serviced by Hofmanns of Henley in April 2024 at 49,151 miles with an MOT to May 2025.