Weight Savings Priority on a Lotus Elise or Exige

 

1691lbs is incredible but not realistic for a street car

Over the years we have developed lighter parts, like our wheels and brakes and put them to use on our cars.  We have not created a road map for people looking to lighten their cars.  The list below is a list that could be used and is in priority - per our experience for somewhat street friendly cars.

1. Unsprung weight savings
• Brakes - ULTRAdisc
• Wheels - Monolite II
• Dampers - Nitron or Racetech
• Uprights - streetUPRIGHTs - coming soon
2. Additional weight savings
• Exhaust: Muffler/Cat/Header
• Seats: ReVerie still make the lightest
• Rear panel removal for above diffuser muffler
• CF rear diffuser
• AC removal
• Stereo removal
• Sound deadening
• CF roof or no roof
• Lighter battery
• Front turn signal delete
• Airbag removal
• Side view mirrors - raceVIEW
• Oil Cooler delete
3. Performance
• Ultimate shiftR package
• Mountune engine
• Al radiator

This became our ArtCar2

This was an extreme build: 111RS Spyder

I think removing 100-150lbs is possible on a street car.  This is hard to do ad requires removal of extras like the AC system and Stereo.  But when you replace existing parts with lighter versions, like wheels or brake rotors, you can start to experience what Lotus is truly about - performance through lightweight.