The Lotus Elise won't return to North America until 2020 - Digital Trends
Currently, you can’t buy a new street-legal Lotus in the United States. The 11-year-old Elise was yanked from our market in 2011 because it no longer complied with safety regulations, the more hardcore Exige suffered the same fate shortly after, and the four-seater Evora was axed for roughly the same reasons after the... Lotus has now thoroughly updated the Evora inside, outside, and in the engine bay, and the revamped model is scheduled to make a long-awaited return to our shores next year as a 2017 model. Lotus warns that replacing the Elise isn’t a top priority, and the small Hethel-based car maker has previously made it clear that it is currently focusing on developing its first-ever crossover. Roughly the same size as a Porsche Macan, the yet-unnamed model is expected to quickly become Lotus’ best-seller by a long shot and help the company gain a secure foothold in China, one of the world’s most lucrative new car markets. Related: Lotus designer planning planning more hardcore first-gen Elise. All told, Lotus predicts the next Elise will arrive in North American showrooms in about 2020,. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
