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Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The Lotus Elise Cup 250 is Supremely Small and Lightweight

— February 17, 2016 — Autos
The Lotus Elise Cup 250 is an incredibly small and lightweight sports car that offers some truly spectacular performance specs. This particular vehicle is so small that it's about waist-high to the average sized adult, but it is capable of zooming from zero to 100 km/h in only 4.3 seconds.

This particular vehicle features a 1.8-liter cylinder engine that offers 243 horsepower at 7,200 revs per minute. The engine is capable of producing 184 pounds-feet of torque in the 3,500 to 5,500 revs per minute band.

The Lotus Elise Cup 250 will only be available in a limited run of 200 units, but its impressive performance specs, light weight and compact structure makes it a more than worthy successor to the Cup 220.


Trend Themes
1. Small and Lightweight Sports Cars - There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the development of small and lightweight sports cars that offer impressive performance capabilities.
2. Limited Edition Vehicles - The popularity of limited edition vehicles presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation by creating exclusive and desirable products that appeal to collectors and enthusiasts.
3. High Performance Engines - The development of high-performance engines presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the automotive industry by combining power and efficiency.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive Manufacturing - Automotive manufacturers can explore the development of small and lightweight sports cars to meet the demand for agile and efficient vehicles.
2. Automotive Sales and Marketing - There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the automotive sales and marketing industry by targeting collectors and enthusiasts with limited edition vehicles.
3. Automotive Engineering - Automotive engineering firms can focus on developing high-performance engines that offer both power and fuel efficiency, creating a disruptive innovation in the industry.
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