S2 Type 25

[daveyboy123]

Considering buying an Elise S2 Type 25... could somebody please give me a definitive answer as to whether this model has the same bhp as the 111s? As I have so far been unable to find reliable data!

[NJS25]

The definitive answer is no.

The original limited batch of 50 cars in 2002 were fitted with the 120bhp standard k series engine.

A futher batch of 25? cars were produced with the VVC 156bhp version of the k series used in the 111S, I think these were late 2003 or 2004.

All these k series cars have twin yellow viper stripes over green paintwork.

More recently a new 2008 limited type 25 was released with the SC Toyota engine. These cars have a single stripe and white roundall on the doors.

And before all of the above Lotus produced a very limited edition of 1 car in 2001 with a single yellow stripe over green as a development car for the proposed colour scheme/interior. This car also has the standard 120bhp engine.

Regards, Neil

[Stephanie Plum]

An easy way of telling the difference between the std power ones and the 111S ones, if you can't get into the engine bay, is the soft roof and the wheels. Std cars had green roof and five spoke wheels, 111S ones had black roof and eight spoke wheels.

[Esprit]

There was also a VERY limited number of Type 25s (and Type 23s) produced in "Sport 111" guise, which was basically an export version of your 135R, for the Asia/Australasia market where the 135bhp tuned standard engine didn't meet emissions regulations.

We got one of each in NZ. I don't know of any more, but it's possible there may be a couple more in Oz and Hong Kong / Singapore / Japan.

They were the same track-focussed spec as the 135R but instead of having the 135bhp tuned standard K they had the stock 156bhp 111S engine.

[daveyboy123]

Thanks everyone, that's helped me make my decision.

[anonymous-user]

NJS25 said:

The original limited batch of 50 cars in 2002 were fitted with the 120bhp standard k series engine.

There were also some un-numbered 120 BHP left hand drive cars produced for the European market. They had the plaque to go on the dash but instead of a sequence number the buyer could have their name engraved on it.

[kambites]

I think it was 50 120bhp cars and 24 156bhp cars (of which mine is one) for the UK market, but I could be wrong. I don't know about export cars.

Edited by kambites on Sunday 12th July 13:22