On the picture you can see the Lotus Elise S2, which was built from 2000-2010. Meanwhile the Elise is in the 3rd series and presumably it is about to be replaced.
What many people do not know is that the Elise S2 is the technical basis for some sister models, such as Lotus Exige, Lotus Europa and also the Tesla Roadster, Opel Speedster, Melkus RS2000, Rinspeed sQuba and a few more.
The Elise S2 is a lightweight with around 800 kg and up to 221 hp internally equipped, which was and still is driven with even more powerful engines also for racing and club sports.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…