Try to ask around one simple question. Is a sports car a fuel guzzler? The answer would definetely be yes. But not in the case of the latest 2010 Lotus Elise and Exige. Eventhough it is a pure-bred sportscar the fuel consumption had turn out better than the previous model.It seems that lotus still care to improve their eco-credential. They had performed various tweaks on both car’s powertrains and aerodynamics to bring down up to 9% reduction in CO2 emissions and a much better fuel economy.
According to Lotus press release, the combined cycle of the Elise S shows the greatest improvement in the fuel efficiency.The magical numbers are an increased of 3.2 mpg UK or 2.7mpg US (a decrease of 0.7 l/100km), from 34.0 mpg UK or 28.3 mpg US (8.3 l/100 km) to 37.mpg UK or 31mpg US (7.6 l/100km).
The CEO of Group Lotus plc, Mike Kimberley stated;”The Lotus philosophy of performance through light weight is even more relevant in today’s emission focused ecological world. This design philosophy has enabled Lotus to offer fantastic levels of performance, with Lotus cars being some of the greenest performance cars on the market”
Fuel Consumption And CO2 Emission Of The Exige And Elise
Lotus Elise S
CO2 Emision : 179 g/km CO2
Fuel Consumption : 7.6 l/100 km Combined Cycle
10.6 l/100 km Urban Cycle
5.8 l/100 kmĀ Extra Urban Cycle
Lotus Elise R
CO2 Emision :196 g/km CO2
Fuel Consumption : 8.2 l/100 km- Combined Cycle
11.6 l/100 km – Urban Cycle
6.2 l/100 km – Extra Urban Cycle
Lotus Elise SC
CO2 Emission : 199 g/km CO2
Fuel Consumption : 8.5 l/100 km – Combined Cycle
11.8 l/100 km – Urban Cycle
6.4 l/100 km – Extra Urban Cycle
Lotus Exige S
CO2 Emission :199 g/km CO2
Fuel Consumption : 8.5 l/100 km – Combined Cycle
11.9 l/100 km – Urban Cycle
6.5 l/100km – Extra Urban Cycle.
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