This Lotus Elise Costs $472,500 And Puts The Driver In The Center

Analogue Automotive turns a Series 1 Elise into the VHPK with a full rework and a central driving position.

The car weighs under 600 kilograms (1,323 pounds) and uses a tuned 1.9-liter K-Series with 250 horsepower.

Only 35 cars will be built, each starting at £350,000 (about $472,500) before tax, donor Lotus included.

Analogue Automotive has just handed over the first Lotus Elise VHPK, a car that costs 17 times more than a clean Series 1 donor yet keeps the same aluminum chassis underneath. It weighs under 600 kilograms (1,323 pounds) and puts the driver dead center of the cabin.

Only 35 will exist, each starting at £350,000 (about $472,500) before tax, donor Elise included. That price tag has sparked plenty of arguments online, but the build itself explains most of it.