Are there any Future Classics you'd like to see in our series?

Fantastic video becky better than top gear , an informative and indepht history of an excellent exhibition of Colin Chapman philosophy " Simplify and add lightness " thank you my friend much respect 🙏 👍 😀

Very moving when you spoke of your father in law. How lovely to have had that relationship and connection. Wonderful.

I have a Series 2 and love it. She described the drive very well - especially enjoyed her comments that her cheeks hurt from smiling. That is actually one of the best ways to describe the experience of an Elise - mine hurt after every drive. The handling and road feedback are just so crisp and the sound of the exhaust so engaging that it is hard to not step out thinking it is one of the best and most fun cars out there. If you haven't had a chance, try to find one and drive it because words don't fully capture how they really feel.

The smile said it all. Always one of my favourite sports cars and tantalisingly close to my budget 6-7yrs ago. Sadly not now. S1 prices are on the up and up...

Andrew is such a gent and a true lotus legend! Lovely cars 😍 👋

Fun fact: the granddaughter Elisa recently got handed over the last Elise produced

I hadn't seen this presenter before. Much better then some of the well known ones.

Great job Becky! Compliments to the owner.

Love the styling cues on this thing, aggressive yet pleasing to the eye. I'll take two, they're small.

What a fun looking car. The smile on Becky's face says it all. Thanks for showing us this gem.

This video made the S1 look so much fun that I’ve just bought one 😀

A friend briefly had a Vauxhall VX220 Turbo in 2008 (until some old duffer in a Nissan Micra hit it and wrecked it). We took the car out on all the A & B roads round Delamere in Cheshire and thrashed it. The harder you drove it the better it felt. The Elise & VX were both excellent cars.

I've never driven any lotuses, but I'm still a lotus esprit fan.. The cool factor in their looks is timeless

Becky's enthusiasm and obvious enjoyment made this a cracking video to watch. Awesome.

this car is beautiful 😍

Apart from the Caterham 7, there simply isn’t a better raw sports car than the Elise & an early S1 is the lightest & rawest of them all. Mine has 150BHP & it’s a quick thing that gives you the high you need & the whole ritual of it being ‘a different’ kind of car is all part of its appeal.

Aaah just watching the wheel move about all over the place on bumpy b-roads, really miss mine.

LOTUS: Lots Of Thrills, Usually Satisfying

I love this little thing. Masterful engineering

Elise S1? Just the best Elise... 😍

Sounds far better than my S1 Elise T*** RPK ever did! I did a double take when I saw the plate reg. Mine was stock however, but this one sounds superb! Great stuff guys.

what a fantastic car the lotus Elise. I have a splendid s3 s220 CR and I go crazy for me it is the best car in the world little weight right power and fun always

I'd love to know what Andrew's set up is on the damping/springs/suspension height... it looks a little bouncier than what I would have expected from stock. Love the choice of wheels :) And LRG, just like mine!

Still in my top 3 cars ever driven. Drove one on a track. Now got a Cayman 718. Different beast but love it too.

Mint. I remember first seeing Becky on the Ben Collins stunt driver dvd. Great stuff.

I’ve recently bought a K series S2 and I’m loving it as much as Becky. Very impressive screen presence and natural talent for presenting that made me want more. Well done 👏🏻

Great review! Looking forward to more of these from you.

Amazing car!!! 😍😍😍

I will never forget when I drove my neighbours S1. That’s all I need to say!!

These already are a modern classics, prices have been increasing for some time and I have no doubt will continue to do so.

Find it hilarious that this episode popped up because I'm playing with the s1 right now and on Forza 💜💜💜💜🌸

Jeans. But also, sweatpants. Genius.

Thats a very lovely review and oh my, cant believe I found an owner that has his S1 longer than I have. But I definitely beat him on the mileage I ran mine.

LOVE this car! Whilst living in London back in 1999-2003 wanted so badly to buy one and take it back to the US(home) but could not....! :( NOW however, one can import to the US via the "25 year rule" any vehicle from anywhere as long as it's 25 yrs or older. I have had for the past few years a 1993 Nissan Gloria GT right-hand drive JDM and love it too, mush different car than the Elise. As well have owned 6 MX-5's.....wish I had a Elise. Cheers for the video!

Hello Becky am sure it was an Honor for Goodwood to ask you to present a Legend in British Motoring, I enjoyed the 2004 Elise and miss the 6 Speed Manual Transmission Engine blew and would have had to replace everything on it to restore to original spec. It even had the original Radiator Coolant, as well as the chassis was twisted because I drove it hard every day. It was faster than Challenger SRT8 i WASN'T RACING just running to work during 90 probation period. It had 196 hp New job and couldn't wait 6 months to restore as it was my daily, and would have spent $55k + so I Looked for a White Performance Pack 2 with a Manual Transmission, and All white ones were basic without safety feature (Rental Fleet) So I Bought the only 2016 Mustang Performance Pack with Automatic Paddle Shifters, and Black . To spec this in November 2015 (prior to COVID-19 Condition or Chip Shortage ) it would have taken 6 months, and didn't want to wait that long. Therefore, bought the only Performance Pack a black 2016 👦🏻👍🏻🏁🏎 Magneride Suspension is awesome in the Canyons

Great video!

750kilos? Woah, so much heavier then a Europa S1. Sadly the comments dept seems focused on the presenter, while thankfully Ms Evans is focused on the driving experience.

Awesome video Becky and I have to say you look stunning with a more natural complexion - Can’t wait for the next video.

Cool

i probably consider getting one

Great video, got to drive a few at Road Atlanta a few years ago in a small autocross had a blast. BTW, you're beautiful.

Beautiful trousers

Thanx 🙏🙏🙏

My 1999 S1 111S is the same colour (Nautilus Blue) and interior as this. It had a tidy up of some gel cracking and then a partial re-spray and a professional cut and polish earlier this year. You wouldn't believe how much sparkle has been put back into the paintwork. The paint looked a bit boring like the one in this review before but now it's just outstanding on a sunny day.

Great to see Becky Evans working with GRR. She’s much better than the rather juvenile BBC 3 show she’s currently cohosting. She’s a proper petrolhead and has genuine enthusiasm.

Always wanted a lotus Elise S1 & do an engine swap to a 4AGE

‘Future’ you must be joking, 18 years ago they were at the bottom of the price trough, it’s a classic today.

Great review Becky…….. You reminded me of one of my favorite hosts, Alain de Cadenet😎

Simplify, then add lightness...

S1 for superior 1

Whoa

Show me someone who doesn't like an Elise and I'll show you someone who doesn't like high performance driving. Maybe any kind of driving.

Does anyone know where I can get a set of these speedline alloys to fit my S1?

Not a car a Mith 😎🏆

Did you want a go in a faster one ? Honda k20 or Duratec? 👍

Definite smile after looking at this beautiful face

It hasn't dated at all!

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Now I know- my hips will fit

why is she not wearing the seat belt?

Small, light-weight, mid-engined. That had been offered before... by Lotus. But, 'sophisticated', the Europa is not.

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It looks like a toy when you’re standing in front of it.

Kinda Female episode of Hagerty, nice one though

The over-the-top music production is pointless & irritating.

The Elise was not brought 'into fruition'. The Elise was brought 'to fruition'. I do not know if the presenter claims to be a professional journalist or a professional driver. I hope it is the latter.

Unusual. She likes them fast and little.

Becky, on further reflection, you exhibit all of the lack of awareness of the direct inputs of 1960s ( and either side) cars. You rightly appreciate simple dash boards, direct steering, manual gear changes, communicative chassis and audible engines. All this was standard in the era to which I refer. You, surprisingly, disparage the Mazda MX 5 ( possibly because it is Japanese, nailed the formula you endorse and has sold over a million, not a miserable 8000), the car which regenerated the attraction of lightweight roadsters and created the market awareness without which the Elise would not exist. You may be interested to know that Mazda's chief designer gained the interest in roadsters of his President by lending him his Triumph TR 6. That worthy drove from Mazda's factory to Tokyo for a meeting and returned full of enthusiasm for creating a version for Mazda, as was intended. Get a TR 6 or, better, a TR 5 for its sublime Michelotti styling, and see what the Japanese executive did. Lightweight, classic straight six tuntable to 200 bhp plus, and all the sensations you extol in the Elise. That's the inspiration, not some original concept from Lotus, cashing in on Mazda's initiative. PS As well, Becky, grammar! " I'm sat...". Remember your tenses from lower school Englih, " I'm sitting...". Other distracting errors infect your otherwise charming delivery. You are a native English speaker after all.

Becky, you are undoubtedly, as the Japanese would say, kawaii. This characteristic, alone, makes your videos watchable, even if the content is debatable. An example is this on one of the most uncomfortable, cranky, un-usable and fringe conveyances of the 20th Century, the Lotus Elise. If you are Becky sized kawaii or a typical small ( but perfectly formed) Englishman, entry, exit and operation of this roller skate death trap is marginally feasible ( and unlike the similarly dimensioned Mazda MX 5 (which normal sized humans, I.e., Americans, Australians, Canadians, etc., can transact with ease and enjoyment, relishing intense Japanese thoroughness in design and reliability) the concern for the operator seems to have been a distant last on the designer's fantasy concept. At 6' 1", my eyes looked over the windscreen frame, entry was a gymnastic challenge worthy of a gold medal and the interior as congenial as an egg carton. Tested in the middle of a BMW M 3 and E34 M 5, as a weekend relaxation device, the Lotus was a twitchy, noisy, harshly resistant brat of a car, barely more safe than a go kart. I'll let you guess which German offering got the nod. But, Becky, you could be singing the praises of a John Deere harvester and the blokes would still watch, though.

C'mon love.... at least use heel/toe downshifts

The car and the clothes are older than she is. And what's with the posh wideboy accent?