FrostLance, since my post in reply to pandankia was inevitably removed bcause of his suspension. I wanted to add that the toyota engine in the lotus isnt as expensive as some claimed. yes upgrade aftermarket mods are, (so does any prestige marques) but the oil filter isnt rm280. (it shouldn't be & while i can understand lotus malaysia makes up a little then what you can get outside...a normal oil service is not rm5k & should not be. I cannot claim otherwise if the other supercar marques are so.

the elise S2 is a good choise. the new Lotus S (1zz fe) that replaces all the S1 lotus as the entry lotus (with rover engine). it can get a little confusing with all the lotus abbreviation n noughts.

go > www.lotustalk.com

This post has been edited by koolspyda: May 5 2010, 06:57 PM

did an engine swap got the s1 earlier. Lotus was kind enuf to assist with the engine mounting positions. I still have the drawings somewhere....... Get the s1, use a b18c engine and u will have a rocket that will have the s2 for breakfast......

wo maddriver, ur post sounds attractive,
but i dont really get it.
what did u actually do to boost the perf?
enlighten me please~~~ normal eng.

so, frost, do roger me if uve found something unresistable.
i also wanna buy this car.
maybe if we buy 2 (u 1, me 1) can get cheaper.


i went to the proton R3 division and have a look at the cars there.
they are selling 2nd hand elise s1 (rover eng) with proper service history around rm105K.

im more attracted to elise s2 (with the chrome plating at the rear exhaust channel) (i think, they call it mach 2) but, it is around >RM200K.
so, for a weekend fun car, i havent reach that level la..

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This post has been edited by WisePrince: May 5 2010, 01:02 PM

where can we buy a new one?

bro, when u went to r3 division?
the s1 is wat color?

told ya b4..proton cose subang got showroom.

wah i tak tao lotus elise pakai toyota engine
hmm...
my friend a lawyer pakai lotus elise for almost 7-8 years
he said the car maintenance is cheap
go to mudah.my to check on used prices

s2 facelift is coming out. just wait for the facelift and i think by then the s2 prefacelift price could drop more significant and if u are lucky some owners might sell of theirs to upgrade to facelifted s2

face lift is already out but dont think much will find their way here.
(launched in europe auto show few months back)

best it verify with mr Ong kah beng (lotus malaysia).

yea, ive done a lot of research on this car, and i could say that its one of the best sport car to own in malaysia. Im kinda in love with it actually.

The reason for that :
1) The Price. Even for the new one, the price is just superb! Even tho its specs on paper isnt as impresive as say a GTR or a Ferrari, but ive seen on videos,even on top gear where on track, given the high power to weight ratios, could easily catch up to cars 10 times as expensive on track!

2)For a sport car, The Fuel Consumption is AMAZING. 30 miles per gallon on highway, and one of my frens that owns this, well he actually uses it as a daily car , well he said if ur careful enough and drive smart enough u could get in the high 30s MPG. An FQ400 Misubishi EVO is 15 MPG on highway. Insane.

3) Handling. As most car reviewers said, its ONE OF THE BEST HANDLING CAR in the world. nuff said.

4)Maintainence - Most people claim its very cheap given the toyota engine. Still need to do some research on this

5)Good Reliability. Unlike most Continental cars.

6) Road Tax - LOL. Its a 1.8L sports car. What more could i say. Only beaten by Mazda RX-8 (but FC-wise, Elise pwnd rx8 kaw kaw)


Is there such a facelift? S1to S2? I know my friend converted his S2 into Exige!! Very Nice. If there are such facelift from S1- S2 plz inform me!!! S1 can easily be bought about 100k! With about 50k Mileage!

This post has been edited by FrostLance: May 5 2010, 06:18 PM

S2-S2 not sure but S1 is excellent car to mod
You can drop a K20A in and get a killer car
And as for maintenance,it is same as Toyota 1ZZ/2ZZ
Aka it is not high at all
This is very excellent car,it is probably one of the fastest real world condition car

I thought the S2 also use the 1zz/2ZZ engine

Series 2

Production 2002–present
Engine(s) 1.8 L Rover K-Series I4
1.8 L Toyota 1ZZ-FE I4[6]
1.8 L Toyota 2ZZ-GE I4[7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elise

check out the new facelifted elise

yeah..prolly coming here next year?
If so will the S2 price reduce? lol.

No no,Series 2 use both Rover K engine and Toyota 1ZZ/2ZZ engine
The earlier one with Rover K and later one with Toyota 1ZZ/2ZZ
As for exact model year,i have no idea
Perhaps pay lotus malaysia a visit

wow....TS do list out wat price u get and wat model...thx alot!

really interesting car...

i went there like 3-4weeks ago
its yellow color.

they also offer me 2-eleven, haha, make fun of me.. damn!
other car i saw there is ALOT of evora (newly purchased, bring in by lotus malaysia to the malaysian buyer)
exige, exige 260 cup.

btw, they said that the rover engine is more RAW compared to toyota because its lotus who made the rover engine for rover company.
they sell their engineering.

so, simply said, lotus cars with rover engine is purely lotus!
idk if they said this because they wanna clear up their elise s1 edition

maddriver, frostlance and lilfreak, thx for info!

if you guys plan to do a lil visit for further research/study, please do update here beforehand k.
maybe we can go there together.

p/s: have u guys have a peek at Tesla Roadster and Model S?

the rover engine is 'lighter' but its 1.6L. engine mechanical parts were very cheap & easily available in UK. ONe of the better solution to weekend track day enthusiast in UK. (U Play & U pay - easy on your pocket)

The toyota engines are a lot more durable, newer in design (over the rover)
both the 1zz & 2zz > K series rover engines. do a bit of massage on the engine, they are livelier & just as fun. its just that most malaysian S2 elise dont get enough access to those juicy bits as easily as the overseas chaps with the exception to tengku djan's elise S2.

Evora? man they get the new toyota 2GR engines. (goggle them).

I know one reason Lotus chose Toyota engine is to pass US emission regulation to sell it there after the demise of Rover. Lotus Europa on the other hand uses GM engine.