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THE BRILLIANCE OF THE LOTUS ELISE IS WELL documented in these pages. Part aluminium, part composite and built on a shoestring, the Elise swept reviewers and enthusiasts off their feet in 1996 and redefined just how good a small sports car could be, something it has continued to do in pretty much every guise since the original S1. Having never driven one, I trusted the words of my esteemed evo colleagues – many of whom rank the Elise among their favourite cars of all time – but I always held admiration, rather than affection,