Vehicle History & Overview

Per the included accident-free Carfax report, this Elise was sold to its first California-based owner in December 2004. It remained registered in California through February 2022, when it was acquired by the seller and moved to North Dakota. The seller reports having added less than 100 of the 25,800 miles shown and that the Elise is stored in a climate-controlled garage. A full list of upgrades is shown in the Modifications section and includes a Magnuson supercharger, Sector 111 engine software, Larini exhaust, black powder-coated wheels, and much more. Two sets of keys/remotes, factory owner’s manuals, a factory grille, a cover for the removable top, and a full vehicle cover are included.

After many years of being forbidden fruit, the eagerly anticipated Lotus Elise was released to US customers for the 2005 model year. Bringing the Lotus Elise to the US market wasn’t easy, requiring a new engine to meet US emissions regulations along with an exemption for headlight and bumper requirements. The new engine was a version of Toyota’s 2ZZ-GE inline four-cylinder engine utilizing a Yamaha-designed cylinder head and Lotus-specific software. Rated output was 189 horsepower when new, which combined with its svelte 2,000-pound curb-weight yielded published 0 – 60 mph times of 4.9 seconds or less. Series production for the US market ended in 2011.

Equipment

• Painted hard top

• Fabric soft top

• Air conditioning

• Power windows and door locks with keyless entry and immobilizer

• Leather-wrapped steering wheel and leather sport seats

• Carpeted floor mats

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Modifications

• Factory wheels and rear undertray powder-coated black

• Magnuson MP-62 three-lobe supercharger with new pulleys/belts

• Denso 440cc injectors

• Sector 111 ECU tune

• GReddy manifold

• Larini exhaust (Euro-style exit, one pipe on either side of the license plate)

• BOE Fabrication baffled oil-pan

• Powerflex engine-mount insert

• Dietsch shifter upgrade

• BOE Fabrication toe-control links

• Powerflex suspension bushings

• Alpine audio unit with Polk speakers

• Locking gas cap

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Included Items

• Owner's manuals

• Two sets of keys/immobilizers

• Covers for targa tops

• Full vehicle cover

• Tool kit

• Factory parts

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Additional Information

Videos below include an exterior walk-around and a cold-start in the seller's climate controlled garage.

Videos

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