Editing Tyres (section)

===Elise S1===

Single piece, light alloy roadwheels, in various styles, were fitted with Pirelli P Zero tyres, engineered to
provide the optimum balance of ride and handling characteristics. Pirelli P Zero are the recommended tyres for use on the vehicle under normal road conditions.

Note that the tyre tread pattern is asymmetric with the tyre sidewalls marked ‘Inner’ and ‘Outer’; check that replacement tyres are correctly fitted. 
Part of the tread pattern is also directional in appearance, but the direction of rotation has no bearing on the tyre performance.

Pirelli have ceased manufacture of the P Zero (Nov 2007) and Group Lotus now recommend the Yokohama C-Drive. Note that the only way to mix tyres is with a pair of P Zeros on the front and a pair of C-Drives on the back. Details are on the Lotus web site at http://www.grouplotus.com/media/car/doc/Wheels%20&%20Tyres_Website.pdf

In order to give S1 Elise owners an alternative tyre choice with an emphasis on track performance,
Yokohama and Lotus jointly developed the Advan Neova tyre.
This construction, which is not generallyavailable in Europe, features an assymetric directional tread pattern with special attention having been
paid during development to provide improvements in vehicle balance, wet grip and comfort without sacrificing general agility.
Sizes are 195/50x15 front, and 225/45x16 rear, to fit standard Elise roadwheels.

Tyres may be ordered through Lotus dealers and should be fitted in complete vehicle sets. 
Note that the increased width of the front tyre (standard = 185/55 R15) requires that an extension lip be applied around the front wheelarch to provide the necessary tyre coverage - see your dealer.
Since these tyres have not been homologated in all territories, customers should check the legality of these tyres with the appropriate authorities in their country of residence.

Various wheel types have been used.
The first cars were fitted with wheels having 5 split-spokes made by AWI, which wheels are now no longer available. 
These wheels were replaced in April ’99 by a 12 spoke design made by Rimstock, 
whilst the 111S model featured a 6 spoke design by O.Z. with ½” wider (7.5J) rear rims. The Sport 160 used wider ‘Victory’ wheels with 6J and 8J rims.


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|'''Tyre Options'''||S2<br>'''175/55 R16'''||S1<br>'''185/55 R15'''||S1<br>'''195/50 R15'''||S2<br>'''195/50 R16'''||S1<br>'''205/50 R16'''||S1<br>'''225/45 R16'''||S2<br>'''225/45 R17'''||'''Category'''
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|Toyo T1-R         ||No                    ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Yes             ||Yes                   ||Yes
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|Toyo Proxes R1R   ||No                    ||No                    ||Yes                   ||                      ||Yes             ||                      ||Yes                   ||Semi-Slick
|- 
|Toyo R888         ||No                    ||No                    ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||                ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Semi-Slick
|-
|Toyo Proxes R888R ||No                    ||                      ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Yes             ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Semi-Slick (competition)
|-
|Toyo Proxes 4     ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||All Season
|-
|Toyo Proxes 4 Plus||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes                   ||All Season
|-
|Toyo Extensa HP   ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes                   ||All Season
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|Yokohama C-Drive  ||                      ||Yes                   ||                      ||                      ||Yes             ||                      ||
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|Yokohama Advan Neova LTS||                ||                      ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||                ||Yes                   || 
|-
|Yokohama AD07 LTS ||Yes                   ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||Yes                   ||
|-
|Yokohama A048     ||                      ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes                   ||Semi-Slick
|-
|Hankook RS-2      ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                      ||                ||Yes                   ||
|-
|Dunlop SP9000     ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                      ||                ||Yes                   ||
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|Dunlop DIREZZA DZ102||No                  ||No                    ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Yes             ||No                    ||Yes                   ||Ultra High Performance Summer
|-
|Falken Ziex ZE-512||                      ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||                      ||Yes             ||Yes                   ||
|-
|Kumho Ecsta Sport KU31||No                ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||                      ||Yes             ||Yes                   ||
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|Kumho Ecsta 4x    ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes
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|Kumho Ecsta 4xII  ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes
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|Kumho Ecsta PA31  ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes
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|Kumho Ecsta V700  ||                      ||                      ||                      ||                      ||                ||                      || 
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|Bridgestone Potenza RE050||No             ||                      ||                      ||                      ||Yes             ||Yes                   ||
|-
|Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R||No            ||No                    ||Yes                   ||No                    ||Yes             ||No                    ||Yes
|-
|NanKang NS-2R     ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Semi-Slick
|-
|Nankang AR-1      ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes                   ||Semi-Slick
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|Avon ZZS          ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes                   ||Semi-Slick
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|Avon ZZR          ||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes                   ||Semi-Slick
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|Pirelli Sottozeros||No                    ||                      ||                      ||Yes                   ||                ||                      ||Yes                   ||Winter tire
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|Uniroyal Rainsport 3||No                    ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Yes                   ||Yes             ||Yes                   ||No                    ||Emphasis on wet performance
|-
|}

* From sizes offered by [http://www.blackcircles.com/ BlackCircles], [http://www.event-tyres.co.uk/ Event Tyres], [http://www.camskill.co.uk/ Camskill] or the manufactures website. 
** also added tire sizes of S2. I want to make this table complete overview of all tires available for S1, S2

'''Tyre Pressure(when cold): Front(185/195) 1,6Bar (23.2 PSI). Rear(205) 1,7Bar (24.7 PSI). (225) 1,9Bar (27.6 PSI)'''