Monday 23 March 2009

The Lotus Elise in Hollyoaks

The Lotus Elise in Hollyoaks
The Lotus Elise in Hollyoaks

The Lotus Elise in Hollyoaks


The Lotus Elise in Hollyoaks



Hollyoaks is an award winning British television soap opera which was first broadcast on 23 October 1995 on Channel 4. The programme is set in and around the fictional Chester suburb of Hollyoaks and is centred on a local Higher Education college called Hollyoaks Community College; with the characters generally being in their late teens or early twenties. Since the soap began, the cast has expanded from just seven major characters to approximately 50 cast members. The soap is known for its young and glamorous actresses and its hunky actors who make the show compelling viewing.

However of late, they have been adding eye candy for the Jeremy Clarkson’s out there in the form of a Lotus Elise. Lotus was first established in the 1950s in the UK. Between 1960 and 1980 Lotus expanded rapidly producing fine road cars such as the Elan and being successful in many racing formulas including F1 and Indy. As you can imagine the Lotus Elise is a seriously sexy machine and which is sure to excite any avid petrol head.

The car was squeezed into the show when Warren offered to lend Calvin the alluring sports car to take his girl friend out for a spin, because she wasn’t very happy. Well a spin in a Lotus Elise would cheer anyone up wouldn’t it, once you had wriggled yourself inside it that is.

The Lotus that appeared in Hollyoaks was a white Elise convertible with a 1.8 litre engine that takes it 0-60 under 5 seconds. Lotus Elise comes standard with air-conditioning, antilock brakes and a CD audio system. It weighs just 860 kg (1896 lb), it’s as sleek as one of the Hollyoaks cast. The Lotus-designed lightweight chassis is constructed of epoxy-bonded aluminum and steel rear subframe wrapped in a composite fiberglass body. Weight is a big part of what makes this car work so well.

Sadly the car will not be featuring in the popular soap opera anymore because it is currently at the Preston Motorpark dealership looking for its next careful owner. If you’re a big fan of Hollyoaks or indeed Lotus, maybe you would be interested in owning the vehicle. Then you can feel the buzz not only of driving a Lotus Elise, but driving a famous Lotus Elise that members of the cast of Hollyoaks have driven in.



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