Came across one on the A31 in Germany. Couldn't keep up with my Giulietta (200hp) at acceleration nor on top speed. I do like Lotus, my old neighbour sold them in The Netherlands, but this engine isn't anymore of this time. the mk1 was delivered with 118hp back in the days, but the car was lighter. Moving on 20 years and even cars like a Golf gained a lot of horsepower. This entry Elise didn't. I have drove the Elise SC, that was a blast to drive with 220hp, but it didn't feel like a lot for that car. And nice parents you have. I always bought my own cars and therefore appreciated them a lot. Have fun with yours.
Congrats on the new car, I like it :) 1. colour a few things like the brake callipers to yellow to match the lotus badge.. It breaks up the black on black 2. A nice spoiler/wing 3. If you can stretch it financially, supercharge the engine, and open up the exhaust....it becomes a whole different beast
Great choice for a first car. Absolutely great. I remember the day I've got my first car, a Golf 6 and it was just heaps of fun and excitement all together. You can never forget your first car. Again, great choice man. Drive safe!
congrats Seb! lotus made a really cool cars with track/road fast times. this car is a really pleasure to drive on a mountain roads, and club circuits!!! congrats and enjoy your little weapon
Seb > top tip. Take a pair of noise cancelling headphones for motorway journeys. Dont put music on. It allows some of the road noise to be drowned out. I hope you're getting an exhaust with a fruity note. It will make the car.
Congrats ! I'm so happy for you ! For me, christmas will happen in february this year when my brand new 2016 MAZDA MX-5 is coming ! I'm so exited to collecting it ! And see you collecting this awesome Lotus make me much more impatient !
Merry Christmas and congrats Seb - great choice of car ! Looks like you are going to be having tons of fun in your new pocket rocket in 2016 - and look forward to you sharing your adventures. ATB for the New Year !
I'm a big guy so I could never pull off owning one of those but I love them. The car suits you perfectly. Wish you all the best with it and can't wait to see your adventures with it.
So glad you got the Lotus, It's perfect. Loving the matte black. Excellent choice! You made me laugh how giddy you are. Well deserved Mate, you work hard! Congratulations! Best Christmas day ever!!!
Great choice! The ideal car for the twisty roads around Monaco. Maybe a small wing? Also cruise control would come in quite handy especially during motorway journays..
I was so like that the day i picked up my first lotus elise. Well done mate, if you manage to put up with its drawbacks you will enjoy it more than everything. Merry Christmas.
Excellent choice! Kool colour and options. Fantastic really happy for you gr8 Christmas present. Looking forward to your adventures and Mods. All the best.
The Brits know how to make some nasty little sports cars! Love your excitement. I turned 19 this year and for my bday i bought a 2015 Mustang EB. I had the same rush of unreal excitement!
Maybe a few red or blue accents would look nice. I would also paint the calipers and put the same color pin strip on the outside of the wheels. Tinted windows would also help but no too dark. I would do exhaust and a nice cold air intake as well would likely help the sound and potentially wake it up a bit as well. Man i love your car...Nice choice again ...
Yeh nice new ride, all it needs now is a nice exhaust & a wing & you'll have hours of fun throwing the lil nimble lotus around the mountain roads. Merry Christmas
Congrats on the new toy. I bought myself a Merc CL55 for Christmas. My friend has an Elise in aubergine. He is building up to 350hp at the wheels with turbo and e85
1. it's a real eye catcher 2. has enough power to weight ratio to be a fun car (cars with lots of BHP aren't always fun) 3. Seb, you got your new car the same me and my dad collected our new V8 Vantage . I feel your excitement :)
woww seb nice car... that's just a perfect car for mountains around monaco since its a very light car and wht i read from the forum it has a good handling... what i suggest is put some carbon spoilers and the soft top on, thats good for cruising around monaco like a boss hahaha
Congrats Seb! I got my first sportscar one month ago. Went straightpipe 2 days ago hehe, got video's of the before and after sound over on my channel :)
Congratulations on your car, and Merry Christmas to you as well. Personally I would like to see, running costs like fuel consumption etc., but also, being a detailing freak some sort of matte paint protection and general introduction to the car. Have lost of fun with your new car and have great holidays ;)
Epic choice, great little car!! Maybe put an aftermarket exhaust on it and a softer suspention setup to make it more useable every day, but actually you have to be used to that, thanks of the twizzy. Are you going to keep the Renault?
Well congrats dude, so love these cars (but not practical heat wise here) not long picked up my Corvette here in sunny Dubai. You jolly well enjoy that rocket ....
sick car seb, put an EXHAUST !!!!! u should definitely do a first impression vid of shmee150, SOL, and STG, also a vid of y you chose a lotus elise. keep up the good work
Many Christmas and congrats! Actually Lotus these days have Toyota motor so the motor doesn't break often. But other parts of the car, I'm not too sure. Maybe some minor troubles could happen. And Lotus drivers tend to do track activities often, and track activities could make some parts like clutch and gearbox worn out rather quick. But it's absolutely a fun car, no doubt about it. And since the horsepower is modest, insurance should be cheaper than other performance vehicles. Good luck and have fun with your new baby!
By the way it's not a highway car but definitely a touge car. Since you resides in Monaco, I would suggest you should do your own Rally Monte Carlo with your car. I mean driving those special stages. Well maybe not now, not in the winter, but in the spring.
NIce car Seb. They are a lot of fun. They handle amazingly as i am sure you already know. I just picked up a BMW 320i last night as a gift to myself...lol...I have a 4x4 SUV for winter so figured a nice little 4 door beemer would be nice for summer. There are no Lotus dealerships close to me and wish there was. I would love a little Elise to have as a toy for summer. You are one lucky man sir...Merry Christmas Seb. Cheers
Yay Seb! Let the adventures begin, and Merry Christmas!
I can imagine you just messing about with Seb and his below 150hp car
+Shmee150 Merry Christmas to both of you!!! +Seb Delanney
+Shmee150 Now you need to come and drive it! Merry Xmas!
+Alistair Herrett I'm all about the driving enjoyment, it doesn't matter if it's 50hp or 1000hp!
+Seb Delanney Let's put it in the diary!
Very nice mate. Stick a decent exhaust on it and it'll be sorted.
+Jim Agreed
honestly I'm not a big fan of it really but congratulations. i am sure you will enjoy it
+Adam Midghall But the mountain roads in Monaco where he lives will be so fun in a quick and nimble car like a Lotus
+Risky Tactics true! and 500 bhp in a city like Monaco is useless. Better to have 140 and use all of them.
+Prashant Yadav and he is only 19. insurance is very expensive at this age.
+Adam Midghall drive it
it will change your mind about lightweight cars like lotus
crazyviolent69 i very much like lotus but this facelift model is not to my tastes. the matte doesn't suite the car at all
This car suits you so much! Buzzing for you and happy Christmas!
+Tom Wolstenholme Thanks Mate! Merry Christmas!
So stoked for your Seb. Congrats! Excellent choice for a first car for you!
+DoctaM3 you*
his first car was a porcshe
+Allexander DM WTF is wrong with you/him?
+Kigoz4Life Racist much?
+DoctaM3 why all these white guys hating on you??? Salty you got lambos and they dont Bro
Congrats Seb, great colour and a really fun car, especially to have at 19. Looking forward to see it next month. Enjoy!
Put on a carbon wing. Amazing car, im really happy for you!
Btw, merry Christmas!
Congratulations on your new car Seb, have fun with it!! I hope we'll see many videos featuring it in the future!
+Matthijs Roelofs I'm Sure You Will!
Merry Christmas Seb and Congratulations! The Elise looks stunning, great choice.
+Drakotar Thank You! Merry Christmas!
+Seb Delanney what will happen to the twizy?
Looks sick!! Congrats Seb! Happy Christmas everyone!
Came across one on the A31 in Germany. Couldn't keep up with my Giulietta (200hp) at acceleration nor on top speed. I do like Lotus, my old neighbour sold them in The Netherlands, but this engine isn't anymore of this time. the mk1 was delivered with 118hp back in the days, but the car was lighter. Moving on 20 years and even cars like a Golf gained a lot of horsepower. This entry Elise didn't. I have drove the Elise SC, that was a blast to drive with 220hp, but it didn't feel like a lot for that car.
And nice parents you have. I always bought my own cars and therefore appreciated them a lot. Have fun with yours.
love that car, seb.. put an exhoust and a wing on it
exhaust I mean
Congrats on the new car, I like it :)
1. colour a few things like the brake callipers to yellow to match the lotus badge.. It breaks up the black on black
2. A nice spoiler/wing
3. If you can stretch it financially, supercharge the engine, and open up the exhaust....it becomes a whole different beast
Great choice for a first car. Absolutely great. I remember the day I've got my first car, a Golf 6 and it was just heaps of fun and excitement all together. You can never forget your first car. Again, great choice man. Drive safe!
I've had mine for 1 year and have put 20k miles. I've loved every minute of it. Very easy to maintain. Best regards from USA FL!!!!
congrats Seb! lotus made a really cool cars with track/road fast times. this car is a really pleasure to drive on a mountain roads, and club circuits!!! congrats and enjoy your little weapon
you picked the right choice!!!Soon you will have a full lotus garage!Once you start, you can't stop!
Im so happy you went with the idea of a Lotus! Such a nice car like you said the black on black just works. Proper little sports car!
Congratulations, Seb! The Lotus Elise is a fantastic choice and your Elise is a great spec. Have a lot of fun with it and drive safe.
Seb > top tip. Take a pair of noise cancelling headphones for motorway journeys. Dont put music on. It allows some of the road noise to be drowned out. I hope you're getting an exhaust with a fruity note. It will make the car.
@SebDelanney You can get cruise control retrofitted IIRC. It's part of the Touring Pack.
Congrats ! I'm so happy for you !
For me, christmas will happen in february this year when my brand new 2016 MAZDA MX-5 is coming ! I'm so exited to collecting it ! And see you collecting this awesome Lotus make me much more impatient !
Yes sweet ride Seb, An exhaust, window tint = Sorted.. love the colour too.. look forward to the future vids, all the best bro..
I would have chosen the M3, but its your decision. Either way, this is an amazing car! Congratulations and Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and congrats Seb - great choice of car !
Looks like you are going to be having tons of fun in your new pocket rocket in 2016 - and look forward to you sharing your adventures.
ATB for the New Year !
I'm a big guy so I could never pull off owning one of those but I love them. The car suits you perfectly. Wish you all the best with it and can't wait to see your adventures with it.
Swap a 2.0 litre honda k20 motor into it. Low insurane REALLY FUN
Awesome car btw!
That 2zz-ge engine is reliable.. K20s are expensive.. I have the same engine on my te71 corolla.. A good engine for tuning.. Parts are cheap...
Remember his car is insured in france, which means he can't do anything on the car :( Yeah, france is the shittiedt country ever
GREAT CAR! I love your choice! Please, LOADS of videos for us now!!
So glad you got the Lotus, It's perfect. Loving the matte black. Excellent choice! You made me laugh how giddy you are.
Well deserved Mate, you work hard! Congratulations! Best Christmas day ever!!!
Great choice! The ideal car for the twisty roads around Monaco. Maybe a small wing? Also cruise control would come in quite handy especially during motorway journays..
I was so like that the day i picked up my first lotus elise. Well done mate, if you manage to put up with its drawbacks you will enjoy it more than everything. Merry Christmas.
Lovely little beast! An upgraded exhaust would be just lovely!
Cool car Seb, congrats!!! I hope you have a whole lot of safe kilometers and fun with it.
Excellent choice! Kool colour and options. Fantastic really happy for you gr8 Christmas present. Looking forward to your adventures and Mods. All the best.
The Brits know how to make some nasty little sports cars! Love your excitement. I turned 19 this year and for my bday i bought a 2015 Mustang EB. I had the same rush of unreal excitement!
Maybe a few red or blue accents would look nice. I would also paint the calipers and put the same color pin strip on the outside of the wheels. Tinted windows would also help but no too dark. I would do exhaust and a nice cold air intake as well would likely help the sound and potentially wake it up a bit as well. Man i love your car...Nice choice again ...
All the best of luck with your new car. It looks great! Enjoy!!!
Why not the m3....
Becasue the lotus is more fun,especially in the hills and bends and tight roads where he lives
+Daily Bets m3 is cool and all but for where he lives i would choose the lotus
I think it has to do with insurance and things
Yeh nice new ride, all it needs now is a nice exhaust & a wing & you'll have hours of fun throwing the lil nimble lotus around the mountain roads.
Merry Christmas
This car really fits you. You're gonna rock it! Congratulations Seb!!
Congrats on the new toy. I bought myself a Merc CL55 for Christmas. My friend has an Elise in aubergine. He is building up to 350hp at the wheels with turbo and e85
It looks sensational, and I have no doubt that the same can be said for the way it drives.
It's looking very good Seb, i'm looking forward to seeing more of it!
1. it's a real eye catcher
2. has enough power to weight ratio to be a fun car (cars with lots of BHP aren't always fun)
3. Seb, you got your new car the same me and my dad collected our new V8 Vantage . I feel your excitement :)
*the same day
Is that the same 136BHP engine Toyota used in the Avensis? It must be the Toyota 1ZR-FAE. It's a very tunable engine, you should look into it.
1ZR-FE difficult to tune, Komo Tec are the only people to tune the Lotus version, by adding a supercharger and tweaking ECU.
get a louder exhaust.
that would be cool!
+carspotter EU Why did you just praise your own comment haha
+Plane And Simple because i forgot to write the whole sentence.
Fair enough :D Sorry about that :)
+carspotter EU Just edit the first one...
A good car to get man! Have a good Christmas and New Years plenty on trips to look forward too!
Lovely car, great choice. You will have fantastic fun and adventures.
Awesome car seb! Hope she serves you well and look forward to seeing more
You, Tim, Sam and Paul need a trip to the nurburgring!!!!
Congrats Seb..!! Merry Christmas..!! Great choice on the car. I'm hoping more videos to come with your car.
I just ordered the Evora 400 a few weeks ago and am excited to get mine soon as well. Great video and Merry Christmas!!
Great choice Seb. I am also thinking about an Elise / Exige.
I cant wait for the next road trip with you, Shmee, STG, and SOL.Its going to be the best road trip ever :)
Nice car Seb ! I bet you're going to have a lot fun with it.
Congrats with the Lotus! Great choice! 😉
Merry Christmas, Seb! And congratulations on your new Lotus Elise! But what's going to happen with your Twizy?
Awesome! Tint the Windows, add a spoiler & exhaust system!
wrap and exhaust system for mods, happy Christmas and love the car, for the wrap, colour should be: candy green.
Félicitations Seb !! :D
woww seb nice car... that's just a perfect car for mountains around monaco since its a very light car and wht i read from the forum it has a good handling... what i suggest is put some carbon spoilers and the soft top on, thats good for cruising around monaco like a boss hahaha
yes seb looks amazing. i do agree that it beeds a new exhaust
It looks really nice Seb. A really Exciting thing to pick up on Christmas day.
Congrats Seb! I got my first sportscar one month ago. Went straightpipe 2 days ago hehe, got video's of the before and after sound over on my channel :)
Nice car! Hope you dont have to much trouble with it considering its a Lotus and that its probably been driven hard on Nordschleife and Spa :)
Merry Christmas Seb awesome car looks epic this was what I was gunning for you to get cant wait to see what you do to her congrats !!!!
Congratulations! Must be such fun car because it's so light.
Yes Seb, you sir are winning at life, happy holidays! :)
Congratulations on your car, and Merry Christmas to you as well. Personally I would like to see, running costs like fuel consumption etc., but also, being a detailing freak some sort of matte paint protection and general introduction to the car. Have lost of fun with your new car and have great holidays ;)
+Wiktor Oleksy Ok interesting! Thanks for the suggestions!
Epic choice, great little car!! Maybe put an aftermarket exhaust on it and a softer suspention setup to make it more useable every day, but actually you have to be used to that, thanks of the twizzy. Are you going to keep the Renault?
And Merry Christmas :D
Congratulations on your new car, Seb!
Awesome choice, love it.
Drive it to the Nordschleife!!!
Congrats Seb and Merry Christmas. Enjoy your new Lotus!
Well congrats dude, so love these cars (but not practical heat wise here) not long picked up my Corvette here in sunny Dubai. You jolly well enjoy that rocket ....
Wow! The matte black is stunning
I knew it! Merry x-mas and have a lot of fun with your new car!
Merry Christmas & Congratulations on your new Lotus 🎅🏼🎄🎉🙌🏼
Lotus was my first car, be happy be safe. Merry Christmas.
seb i think that two white stripes on the top would look amazing and an exhaust
Nice car and Happy Christmas Seb!
Congrats on it Seb... not much too my liking but it is your car! I hope you enjoy it.
Pure sports car, as simple as it gets, love it, congrats!
Awesome choice I think an exhaust and a wing would be 2 nice mods for it. Looking forward to seeing more awesome videos:)
feel a couple of lotus yellow/green livery vinyls on the black looking tasty, lovely car man...enjoy
I am so happy for you Seb.... Now we don't have to take the C class when we go on dates anymore
sick car seb, put an EXHAUST !!!!! u should definitely do a first impression vid of shmee150, SOL, and STG, also a vid of y you chose a lotus elise. keep up the good work
Lovely car! Definitely get a decent exhaust on there!
Once you've got the bug there are so many mods you can do.
Yes! Great choice
Great Choice mate - this will be a weapon on track!
Many Christmas and congrats!
Actually Lotus these days have Toyota motor so the motor doesn't break often. But other parts of the car, I'm not too sure. Maybe some minor troubles could happen. And Lotus drivers tend to do track activities often, and track activities could make some parts like clutch and gearbox worn out rather quick.
But it's absolutely a fun car, no doubt about it. And since the horsepower is modest, insurance should be cheaper than other performance vehicles.
Good luck and have fun with your new baby!
By the way it's not a highway car but definitely a touge car. Since you resides in Monaco, I would suggest you should do your own Rally Monte Carlo with your car. I mean driving those special stages. Well maybe not now, not in the winter, but in the spring.
NIce car Seb. They are a lot of fun. They handle amazingly as i am sure you already know. I just picked up a BMW 320i last night as a gift to myself...lol...I have a 4x4 SUV for winter so figured a nice little 4 door beemer would be nice for summer. There are no Lotus dealerships close to me and wish there was. I would love a little Elise to have as a toy for summer. You are one lucky man sir...Merry Christmas Seb. Cheers
Congratulations Seb👍
Félicitation Seb !
Joyeux Noël !
Hi Seb, only just subscribed, good luck with you new car, I have enjoyed watching your vlogs and look forward to seeing more of the Lotus soon.
Merry Christmas Seb! congratulations for your new car!
congrast seb! exhaust definitely, lowering springs might be needed, wrap perhaps? or new wheels? lol. enjoy your car btw :)
Congratz Seb. Its a beautiful car. Love the colour!
Congrats on the Lotus Elise Seb!
Congratulations on your new car Seb!
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+Alex Halsey hahaha
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