Vehicle
Lotus Elise
The lightweight roadster, and the car that carries the make's most useful diagnostic fact: from 2004 the engines are Toyota's. The 1ZZ-FE and 2ZZ-GE in an Elise are the same engines as in a Corolla of the period, with the same sensors and the same failure patterns — so Toyota's enormous community knowledge applies to the powertrain, while the chassis and body electrics are Lotus's own and sparsely documented. Establishing which half a code belongs to is most of the work.
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Generations
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S2 2001–2011
Rover K-series early, Toyota 1ZZ/2ZZ from 2004 — a real discontinuity inside one generation.
- Body styles
- Roadster
- Platform
- Lotus Series 2
- Engines
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- 1.8 K-Series — 18K4F · petrol · Rover
- 1.8 1ZZ-FE — 1ZZ-FE · petrol · Toyota
- 1.8 2ZZ-GE — 2ZZ-GE · petrol · Toyota
- Transmissions
- 5-speed Rover PG1 manual · 5-speed Toyota C56 manual · 6-speed Toyota C64 manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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S3 2010–2021
Toyota engines throughout, supercharged at the top of the range.
- Body styles
- Roadster
- Platform
- Lotus Series 3
- Engines
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- 1.6 — 1ZR-FAE · petrol · 100 kW (134 hp) · 160 Nm (118 lb-ft) · Toyota
- 1.8 supercharged — 2ZR-FE · petrol · Toyota
- Transmissions
- 6-speed Toyota EC60 manual · 6-speed Toyota C64 manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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