# Lotus 2-Eleven
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [October 15, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486 "2008-10-15T09:30:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/1 "2008-10-15T09:30:44Z")
Never heard of it before today, but it appears to be a new Lotus model coming to the states. Another elise based car, built to race. Stripped down interior, no windsheild, rear mounted toyota engine, supercharged. Body is a simple bolt-on part. 1500lbs with a full tank.
$70k price tag is speculated. Car sounds awesome on paper.
[http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=121743#1](http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=121743#1)
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/2 "2008-10-15T09:34:22Z")
WOW thats pretty badass, glad to see it coming to the states
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/3 "2008-10-15T09:35:07Z")
actually, further researched shows that they have already been delivering them here :tup:
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### Author:  [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/4 "2008-10-15T09:41:24Z")
Is that the rear view mirror sticking out from the center of the hood? It looks kinda funny that way, but there really is no other place to put it I guess. Pretty damn tight car nonetheless.
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### Author:  [@Silver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/5 "2008-10-15T09:42:47Z")
Uh… no joke, but I think I saw one of those at the Glen on Monday. I was really confused by it because it was obviously a Lotus, but I thought maybe the owner had chopped/modified it to be like that…
Or maybe the owner HAD, and this is a different model, or something he based it on. Not sure, but it was hot in person.
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### Author:  [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/6 "2008-10-15T09:52:33Z")
i love this
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/7 "2008-10-15T09:53:16Z")
> [@Silver](#):
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> Uh… no joke, but I think I saw one of those at the Glen on Monday. I was really confused by it because it was obviously a Lotus, but I thought maybe the owner had chopped/modified it to be like that…
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> Or maybe the owner HAD, and this is a different model, or something he based it on. Not sure, but it was hot in person.
Haha maybe he tried to copy it LOL, it is pretty much a topless elise
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### Author:  [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/8 "2008-10-15T09:58:16Z")
No, it was a real one. Damn quick …
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### Author:  [@Silver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/9 "2008-10-15T09:59:51Z")
Okay, dmoffitt just confirmed that this IS what we saw (he was down there with me). It said 2-Eleven down the side, and was primarily that lotus orange with some black and silver highlights if I remember correctly.
Edit: jerk beat me to it.
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/10 "2008-10-15T10:05:24Z")
> [@dmoffitt](#):
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> No, it was a real one. Damn quick …
Nice, lets try and get him up to dunnville next year, that thing would be a blast to watch
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### Author:  [@copperlegend](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copperlegend)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/11 "2008-10-15T10:06:37Z")
> [@Silver](#):
>
> Okay, dmoffitt just confirmed that this IS what we saw (he was down there with me). It said 2-Eleven down the side, and was primarily that lotus orange with some black and silver highlights if I remember correctly.
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> Edit: jerk beat me to it.
Haha, I will also confirm this sighting! MPD pointed it out to me.
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/12 "2008-10-15T10:10:51Z")
i always liked how lotuses looked. this one is no exception.
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### Author:  [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/13 "2008-10-15T10:12:34Z")
I bet they sell them here, but I doubt they will be street legal…
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/14 "2008-10-15T10:15:09Z")
> [@theblue](#):
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> I bet they sell them here, but I doubt they will be street legal…
wrong, they are
edit: Just did some more digging on that. They are in Britain, but I don’t think they are in the states…yet
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/15 "2008-10-15T10:25:31Z")
I love that none of the body parts are molded to the frame. Makes it easy to thrash it up. I bet it would looks really sweet driving without any body panels at all. ariel atom style
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### Author:  [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/16 "2008-10-15T10:50:30Z")
well obviously they are in Britain, you can make just about anything legal there.
I’m just saying they won’t have a chance in hell of meeting the requirements to be street legal here unless they turn it into a kit car.
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### Author:  [@Team\_Havoc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Team_Havoc)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/17 "2008-10-15T11:42:45Z")
I love that car, hope it can be street legal in the states
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### Author:  [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/18 "2008-10-15T11:53:41Z")
They’ve been selling these for a while now. There were a few at LOG in July when I was there. Pretty amazing in the flesh, but they’ll never be street legal.
Edit: [http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55242&highlight=lotus+log](http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55242&highlight=lotus+log)
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### Author:  [@Sansone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sansone)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/19 "2008-10-15T22:19:29Z")
Its a cool little car. I like the Elise, its neat. Any interior shots?
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### Author:  [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lotus-2-eleven/56486/20 "2008-10-15T22:39:19Z")
There aint much to it…lots of bare aluminum…
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