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[smeagol]

I believe the unleaden weight of the Elise S1 was 755kg link http://home.t-online.de/home/arno.karwath/techdata_eng.htm according to this website the data was taken from sales broucher and user manuals. However I believe s2 breaks the 800kg with its extras.

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[tailslider]

I've definately seen various people quoting their elise 1's at 690kg!. Evo quote the new stripped s2 190VHPD at 710kg. We know the shell is heavier on the newer car, so a stripped s1 should be 690kg easily. An s1 on magnesium wheels with no aircon, radio, carpet etc must be lighter still.

Who has the lightest elise variant then?........

[Bonce]

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Who has the lightest elise variant then?........

That would be Tony Chute with his clear polycarbonate (a-la radio controlled cars) bodywork on his stripped down and lightened 340R. Getting close to 500 kilos IIRC.

[adeewuff]

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That would be Tony Chute with his clear polycarbonate (a-la radio controlled cars) bodywork on his stripped down and lightened 340R. Getting close to 500 kilos IIRC.

Was called the 'Expose' i think?

[tailslider]

So who has the lightest 'proper' elise variant then?

[Bonce]

Eh?

The 340r IS a proper Elise variant. If you don't count that then the earliest original S1 is the lightest. Whoever took their roof off and left it at home today has the lightest.

[adeewuff]

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So who has the lightest 'proper' elise variant then?

I had a '97 Elise and I'm not exactly a chunky monkey.. does that count?

[tailslider]

Only joking! Right, who has modified their elise mk1 to loose weight? Other's I've spoken to on other sites have lost loads of mass from the mk1 - mag wheels, carbon clamshells etc...650kg should be possible. Any takers?....

[FastSpider]

here is some discussion of weights for the standard Elise and the Honda conversion.

I drive one of these, and with 200+ bhp
I don't notice a few extra pounds....

It makes a big difference whether you quote a full tank of petrol or not.

www.sunspeed.com/pr_els04.html

[Kiwi LE]

Lightest Elise (shape that is) - is £ 150 K hill climb machine driven by Mark Waldon.
500 kg, 300 BHP, 280lb ft torque, from a 1.4 ltr Turbo'd K series !

Don't ask - the 1.4 must be stronger, ligther ??
The car has a un painted carbon fibre body shell, a seat, a steering wheel and not much else !!

Get this 0-60 in 2.63 seconds !! if you can believe what you read these days ?
600 BHP per tonne !
Ferrari F50 is 420 BHP per tonne !
Waldon competed is some hill climb events in the UK but last I heard he'd stacked it after falling off a corner at speed !

Dear Santa........................


PS - if anyone needs proof of these amazing facts, sent me your address and I send the scan of the mag it's in.

[Bonce]

Yep, absolutely right, I'd completely forgotten about that amazing car!