The
world’s oldest retailer of the lightweight English sports cars, Bell
& Colvill Lotus are offering some very reasonable special edition
of the automaker’s Elise model. The new Elise Black & White
Editions are available in both the R or SC spec and offer quite a bit
of kit for the money. The more sinister Lotus Sport Black version and
comes with a trio of Phantom Black stripes running the length of the
car, while the Aspen White version wears the same stripes in Ice White.
One would think that the combination of choice would be white with
black stripes or black with white stripes, but the black on black and
white on white treatment sets these Elises further apart from the Lotus
crowd.
The interior features a microfiber trimmed dash and
similar treatment on the sport bucket seats and door skins. The value
package also adds a set of black forged wheels wrapped in ultra sticky
rubber while out back there is an all new diffuser. Other additions are
traction control, air conditioning and a compulsory option for the
Lotus Sport base paint. The retailer sells this package for about a
$3,000 premium over a standard Elise R or SC, but I all the options
were added individually, the sum would be closer to $8,200. Whether you
choose Black or White, these dealer direct special edition Elises are a
tremendous savings over buying the options one by one. Bell &
Colvil are now taking orders.
