Lotus has introduced an ultra-exclusive track-day special Elise called the cup 260, as well as only 30 examples will be made.
With a chassis established by Lotus Motorsport, it is an development of the just recently introduced Elise cup 250 as well as utilizes the exact same 1.8-litre supercharged Toyota four-pot creating 250bhp as well as 255Nm of torque. Weight has been minimized somewhat to 862kg from the cup 250’s 884kg, providing the cup 260 a power-to-weight ratio of 290bhp per tonne.
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Acceleration has been boosted, with a 0-60mph time of 3.8 seconds, half a second up on the Elise cup 250. However, the top speed has fallen somewhat to 151mph from the donor model’s 154mph figure. 
The 3mph top speed shortage is a result of race-car derived aerodynamics. Taking pieces of the Exige cup 380 and Evora GT430, the Elise cup 260 produces as much as 180kg of downforce with its high mounted rear wing as well as carbon fibre front splitter.
Adjustable high-performance dampers are fitted to the cup 260, a very first for the Elise range, together with independent double wishbone suspension as well as coaxial coil springs. Grippy Yokohama tyres have been widened by 10mm to supply utmost track-day performance while staying road legal. 
The Elise cup 260 has been completed in a gold paint plan to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Lotus. The carbon fibre racing seats are completed in alcantara with gold stitching around the seats. The 30 lucky clients will have to fork out £59,500 of what Lotus explains as a future classic.
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