Lotus Elise
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Oct 29, 2026
Matt FarahHOST
It's insanely fast.
Matt FarahHOST
And actually, you know, the lengthening of the Lotus Elise... really has positive effects on high speed stability in general.
Matt FarahHOST
And the sections they added were very rigid.
Matt FarahHOST
So it had a really nice ride
Benedict FowlerHOST
No, I don't covet anything that feels kind of plastic.
Justin HawkinsGUEST
You know, I had a lot of fun driving one of those Lotus Elise's, but not the 1.6 version, the 1.8 version.
Justin HawkinsGUEST
I think it was the second iteration of it.
Justin HawkinsGUEST
But I had one that was the racing one.
ChrisHOST
What do you got next?
CourageGUEST
So I guess we probably should have stuck with this one since we were already talking about Lotuses, but the Lotus Elise also kind of sticks in that list.
CourageGUEST
The
ChrisHOST
Lotus Elise.
ChrisHOST
Now, this card, I mean, honest to God, I know nothing about Lotuses.
ChrisHOST
So, like...
ChrisHOST
more for power.
ChrisHOST
It won't be for more fuel economy.
Geoff ThomasHOST
Yes, of course I can say it again, but that is hardly the point.
Geoff ThomasHOST
Has your telephone broken? Connected to what? Your new car? A Lotus Elise.
Geoff ThomasHOST
Right.
Geoff ThomasHOST
And the control console is playing up.
Eric BendlerHOST
So Tesla borrowed from somebody that did.
Eric BendlerHOST
The Lotus Elise, it's a small British sports car that was built in Heathel in Norfolk, England.
Eric BendlerHOST
It is still to this day a light, tiny car.
Eric BendlerHOST
Handles like something that's reading your mind.
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Eric BendlerHOST
It was also a lot hard to climb into, hard to get out of.
Eric BendlerHOST
It was actually kind of loud inside at speed.
Eric BendlerHOST
not just from an engine perspective, but just a stiff ride and heavy enough that on a twisty road, you could feel the difference with the Lotus Elise.
Eric BendlerHOST
It wasn't 50-50, it was 40-60, and the brakes wouldn't heat up because you use so much regen, but cold brakes on a race car, a roadster, Was not a great combination.
Richard AlvinHOST
Sorry, it's Elan.
Richard AlvinHOST
No, Elise.
Richard AlvinHOST
Elan?
George EastHOST
Elise.
George EastHOST
Yeah, Elise, yeah.
Richard AlvinHOST
yeah um this one's a little bit different though it comes with a few little gadgets that would be quite bond-esque as well um because there's there's three different models but the performance model has tri-motors quite a lot of cars have got tri-motors Except this one's also got, for SpaceX, cold gas thrusters as standard.
Richard AlvinHOST
Which means that it can do 0-60 in not, I don't know, 2.81 seconds.
Dave WallHOST
It doesn't look good.
Dave WallHOST
I mean, so there only was the original Roadster, which was back from when Tesla was originally founded, which was their original model, which was where they were basically taking the Lotus Elise and they were swapping out the powertrain.
Dave WallHOST
That was when the company was founded before Musk got involved.
Dave WallHOST
That was their original pattern.
Todd DeekenGUEST
There's nuances in all of these cars.
Todd DeekenGUEST
You take a C7 Corvette and a 911 and a Lotus Elise to the exact same track, attack the exact same corner.
Todd DeekenGUEST
You're going to need to make nuances on all three of those platforms for how they leave a corner.
Todd DeekenGUEST
I personally prefer the rotation of a mid-engine car, which means Every time I get into Cayman, I just go, this makes all the sense in the world.
Jemma ForteHOST
where you get you climb in but they're really awkward to climb out yeah and you can't go on any roads with
Marina PurkissHOST
bumps okay I know like a like a Lotus Elise or like a Bugatti like a Bugatti Veyron okay very nice there you go not much room in the boot
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Anyway,
Jemma ForteHOST
anyway.
Paul MarshHOST
[upbeat music] What do a racing Lotus Elise and a cow called Alice have in common? Well, more than you might think.
Paul MarshHOST
On this episode of the Marshycast, I'm joined by mechanic and TV presenter Sam Lovegrove to talk about his brand-new show, Sam Lovegrove: Race Mechanic, which has just launched on Quest.
Paul MarshHOST
We get into the first episode featuring a modified Lotus Elise and why Sam decided to add traction control when most racing enthusiasts would be looking to remove it.
Paul MarshHOST
We also discover that when you're trying to fix a racing machine, sometimes you've got to get creative with the parts, even if that means borrowing something from Alice the cow's milking equipment.
Paul MarshHOST
But does a mechanic really prove himself when he's taken away from the comfort of his workshop and is thrown into the pressure of a racetrack? And finally, what gives Sam more satisfaction, seeing a car finish without a single problem or watching it cross the line in first place? [techy music] It's Paul Marsh, and I'm delighted to say that I've been joined by Sam Lovegrove.
Sam LovegroveGUEST
But most of these projects, I think the longest we've had is probably three or four weeks prep, um, you know, because we've filmed eight episodes this, this summer, all this summer, and campaigned all of these vehicles.
Sam LovegroveGUEST
Um, yeah, you can't take too many apart for too long.
Paul MarshHOST
Well, in the first episode you've got the incredibly powerful Lotus Elise.
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