Seeing the engine specification had occurred to doubt what can be done 1600 cc engine for a sports car in the middle of young people who are volatile, but this latest generation Elise was able to prove that the engine capacity is not everything.
1ZR-FAE engine 1598 cc berkapasasitas supplied by Toyota only produces 136 hp power. Originally, this type of machine is only attached to the Toyota Avensis for the UK market, Lotus is also the country of origin.
Toyota only supplies the engine block while its performance is governed by the ECU Lotus T6 series. The surplus as a sports car, Elise 149 only produces low emissions of CO2 for every kilometer. That low emissions are filtered by a 3 way catalytic converter that meets Euro 5 emissions standards, the best in its class.
Remember again that Elise is a pure sports car, from birth has been designed to satisfy the curiosity of fans. The capacity of the machine that is not too large for the size of its total weight sports car juxtaposed by the light.
Minus the driver but full of fuel, Elise weighs just 876 kg. As a result, Elise able to produce power to weight ratio of 0.16 hp / kg. Another meaning, for every 1 dk generated solely Elise load of 6.4 kg or 0.16 dk enough to attract each kilogram of weight Elise.