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The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined two-seat roadster first introduced in 1996, named after Elisa Artioli, granddaughter of then-Lotus owner Romano Artioli. Built around a revolutionary bonded and riveted extruded aluminium chassis, it set a new benchmark for driver engagement and handling purity at an access…
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