yota or k

[luckylambretta]

is a 2005 111s yota powered or rover k?, if k when did the toyota engine come in?

[hueandcry71]

i had a 2005 111S and it was a K. Dont know the answer to your other question.

[Stephanie Plum]

I thought they changed over in 2004?

[kambites]

The 111S is a K-series VVC. The 111R is the Toyota.

There was no change over point as such, the two cars were produced in parallel.

[OrangeD]

I'm sure exactly when the change over was, but a 111s is a K series & an Elise S is a toyota, and is no longer a 111s. I'm pretty sure that's the case anyway.
M

[Benmac]

OrangeD said:

I'm sure exactly when the change over was, but a 111s is a K series & an Elise S is a toyota, and is no longer a 111s. I'm pretty sure that's the case anyway.
M

Close and but not quite. Lotus' daft and continuously variable naming policy strikes again. There was a 'k' engined plain 'S' produced circa 03-04. Basically it was the 120bhp K series but with the trim packages renamed from Sports Tourer and Race Tech to align with the 111S and plain Jane 111 (of which they sold only a handful). Basically the 'S' version had carpets and a couple of other trim niceties and the non 'S' cars didn't. They then started faffing about with touring packs etc and the randomness and confusion continued.

Quite right that a '111s' will always be a k series and the easiest way to tell apart a k plain 'S' from a toyota one (notwithstanding the visual clues - exhaust position being the biggie) is the age.

[bordseye]

Benmac said:

Quite right that a '111s' will always be a k series and the easiest way to tell apart a k plain 'S' from a toyota one (notwithstanding the visual clues - exhaust position being the biggie) is the age.

What age? Cant always look at exhausts on adverts, so precisely when did they change over?

[dubsey]

2005 I think would have been the last year you could buy a new K. if the ad says 111S then it is a K.

elise S 2006 I'm sure would be the lower powered Toyota engine.

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

Elise S from 2006 is Yota, as was said earlier there was a gap of a few years before the S came back in the lineup - Same time the 111R became the R.