Lotus continues to use Toyota power plants ... Last time we tried an Elise Cup 250 the engine’s characterless sound was one of its few demerits, but exhaust noise is now a dominant feature ...

This Lotus Elise S2 is an ultra-lightweight mid-engined roadster powered by a high strung Toyota 4 cylinder engine. It sits alone in a class of one, and aims to provide an absolutely pure driving ...

Despite there being six different models in the Elise range there are only two ... like the 1.6 it’s also a Toyota engine. The extra capacity plus forced induction gives the Sport 220 and ...