Lotus 2-Eleven, 2008
Lotus 2-Eleven
Lotus 2-Eleven•
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Chassis No.: SCCNA12368HH21227
Auction: Monterey 2017
Auction date: August 19, 2017
Lot No.: F103
$77,000 | Sold
- Exterior: Green
- Interior: Black
- 13-piece Coremat composite body
- Supercharged 1.8/300 HP engine
- 179 ft/lbs of torque
- Upgraded ECU and pulley
- Race exhaust system and header
- 6-speed manual gearbox
- Sector 111 performance transmission cooler
- Variable traction and launch control system
- Race-derived braking system with upgraded GiroDisc rotors and pads
- Rear chassis support brace
- Enlarged and baffled oil pan
- Enlarged fuel tank with upgraded fuel pump
The 2008 Lotus 2-Eleven is a contemporary embodiment of the famously effective race-car design philosophy of Lotus founder Colin Chapman summed up by the oft-quoted phrase "simplify, then add lightness.” With heritage stretching back to the 1952 Lotus Mark VI and subsequent Lotus 7, the 2-Eleven roadster is built on thoroughly modern Lotus Elise architecture and weighs just 1,650 pounds. Unencumbered by doors or roof, the bonded-aluminum and composite-bodied sports racer is capable of a sprinting from 0-60 MPH in 3.8 seconds and sails past 100 MPH 5-seconds later on its way to an electronically limited 150 MPH.
Mounted transversely amidships is a Lotus Sport-tuned version of the supercharged and intercooled 1.8L DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder engine from the heavier Lotus Elise S. The revised and performance-mapped ECU works with an upgraded fuel pump, underdrive pulleys, high-flow header and race-spec exhaust for 300 HP and 179 lb-ft of torque. A larger-capacity baffled oil pan helps the engine withstand racing punishment, and the 6-speed manual gearbox is plumbed with a Sector 111 transmission-gear oil cooler for improved durability and repeated run-ups to the 8,000-RPM engine redline.
The 13-piece Coremat non-woven polyester-core composite body-paneling wears traditional Lotus British-racing green-and-yellow paint livery and weighs just more than 80 pounds. ECU-integrated launch control with adjustable traction channels power to the rear wheels, and the Lotus Racing-derived braking system is equipped with GrioDisc rotors and pads work to consistently scrub off accumulated velocity. Safety is built in with an integral roll cage and bucket seats with 5-point harnesses. This Lotus 2-Eleven is unfortunately not certified for use on public roads or highways but is certainly ready for closed-course track days or sanctioned-series racing action.
