The Lotus Elise GT1 is a road car produced by Lotus. It only appears in Gran Turismo 2.
Colors[]
There is only one color available for this vehicle, it is unnamed in-game:
- Black
In-game description[]
The following description is a translation of the car's description from GT2's NTSC-J version:
The Lotus Racing Team, which competed in the 1996 BPR GT Series with the Esprit V8 GT1, officially announced a new GT1 car on November 21 of the same year. This GT1 model was based on the Elise.
Since its construction was based on the Elise, the chassis was basically the same. The chassis is made of extruded aluminum, bonded with epoxy adhesive and rivets, and formed into a bathtub shape. However, the main tube is about 200 mm longer than that of the Elise, and the second half of the body is completely different. This is because the GT1 is equipped with a V8 unit. This is essentially the same as the one that had been used in the Esprit up to that point, combined with a turbo.
From the 3.5-liter displacement, the road version produces 350 hp, while the race version produces 550 hp. The transmission is a Hewland 6-speed sequential gearbox. However, the shift position has been changed to the driver's right side, as in a racing car. The suspension convention is the same as that of a 4-row double wishbone, but the construction is truly infused with F1 technology. The shocks are of the pushrod type, with a fulcrum at the rear of the V8 unit. The brakes are made of carbon.
Because of this mechanism, the body is over 2.0 meters wide. The body panels are all made of carbon fiber, which makes the car very aerodynamic. It is said to have twice the downforce of the Esprit GT1. The chassis also has about three times the torsional rigidity of the 1994 Lotus F1.
Moreover, the weight of the chassis is less than the regulation 900kg, so much so that ballast is required.
Acquisition[]
GT2[]
This car can be purchased in the special section of the Lotus dealership for 1,000,000 Credits.
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Trivia[]
- Due to missing the racing modification flag in the opponent table lists of Gran Turismo All Stars and GT World League, the AI opponents will not use the car's racing modification when it was intended.