elise origin

[dragstar]

just wanted to know where the "elise" name came from??

and also what would everybody call it if they had to name it??

mine would be the lotus PW...pant wetter after my first experience.

[fallon]

wasn't it named for one of the design teams granddaughter?

[Bonce]

At the time the Elise was launched, Lotus Cars were owned by Romano Artoili who also owned Bugatti. To celebrate the first new model to come off the line under this ownership the car was named after Romano's granddaughter.

[Bonce]

BTW: I can't think of a better name than Elise!

[cuzza]

Isn't there some kind of tradition where all Lotus cars are named beginning with an E - Esprit, Elan, Excel etc (thats' not a Lotus by the way).

[Bonce]

[Davey s1]

Bonce said:

BTW: I can't think of a better name than Elise!

Lotus Sharon doesnt have quite the same ring to it does it?

[davidd]

cuzza said:

Isn't there some kind of tradition where all Lotus cars are named beginning with an E - Esprit, Elan, Excel etc (thats' not a Lotus by the way).

seven??

[Bonce]

The tradition started with the Eleven.

Smartarse!

[cuzza]

Bonce said:

The tradition started with the Eleven. Smartarse!

Admittedly, I didn't put that in the original post though!!

[DanH]

How about Sharan

Oh yeah someone actually used that - bleh.

[cacatous]

Bonce said:

At the time the Elise was launched, Lotus Cars were owned by Romano Artoili who also owned Bugatti. To celebrate the first new model to come off the line under this ownership the car was named after Romano's granddaughter.

Damn I knew that! It was on Tiff Needells roadtest on Top Gear!