路特斯不久前刚刚发布了Elise S Cup R赛道版车型,现在又开始开发其街道版车型。虽然路特斯官方并未公布将推出这款车，但谍照记者拍到的原型车已经证明了它的存在。虽然当时车辆是大白天在纽伯格林赛道进行测试，但前大灯仍然亮着，同时赛道版尾灯之间用于为引擎提供更多冷空气的网格格栅也已经被拿掉了。不过该车仍采用了赛道版的全套车身组件并配备相同的17英寸锻造合金轮圈，车内没有配备国际汽联强制要求安装的防滚架。赛道版搭载一台1.8升机械增压引擎和六速手动变速器，现在还可以确认动力传动系统没有改变。该车很可能还配备了经过运动调校的悬挂（配备可调弹簧和减震），高性能制动系统和新的散热器。

 

Steet-legal Lotus Elise S Cup R spied testing

Following the January unveiling of the track-only Lotus Elise S Cup R, we can now show you development of a street-legal version of the same model. The British brand is yet to officially announce the impending arrival, but this prototype makes the announcement for them.

 

While burning rubber around the Nurburgring circuit, the Elise S Cup R exhibits a set of fully working headlights and the mesh grille between the taillights that provides extra cooling for the engine has been removed.

 

The same aggressive body kit has been maintained and it will also appears to sport the same 17-inch forged alloy wheels while the FIA-compliant roll cage has naturally been removed.

 

The track version's power comes with a 1.8-liter supercharged engine and a six-speed manual gearbox so it is safe to assume the same powertrain is being used here. It’s quite likely it also comes with a sport-tuned suspension (with adjustable springs and dampers), high-performance brakes and a "triple-pass" radiator.