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Lotus
Lotus built its reputation around light weight sports cars and engineering that prioritised steering, handling and low mass over luxury. British registrations include the classic Elan, Europa and Esprit, the long lived Elise and Exige, and newer models that have moved the company into larger and electric vehicles. Production volumes have usually been modest, so even relatively familiar Lotus models represent a much smaller population than mainstream sports cars.
+1,569 vehicles a year, five year trend · growing fastest Eletre · fading fastest Elise
Model families
| Family | Status | Licensed | Peak | Of peak | Year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise | DECLINING | 3,451 | 9,054 · 2007 | 38.1% | -167 |
| Elan | DECLINING | 2,506 | 3,497 · 1998 | 71.7% | -16 |
| Eletre | GROWING | 2,464 | 2,464 · 2025 | 100.0% | +991 |
| Emira | GROWING | 1,581 | 1,581 · 2025 | 100.0% | +491 |
| Exige | DECLINING | 893 | 1,057 · 2021 | 84.5% | -44 |
| Esprit | GROWING | 765 | 1,690 · 1999 | 45.3% | +15 |
| Evora | DECLINING | 599 | 706 · 2019 | 84.8% | -26 |
| Europa | GROWING | 386 | 398 · 2024 | 97.0% | +8 |
| Emeya | GROWING | 340 | 340 · 2025 | 100.0% | +309 |
| Eclat | GROWING | 339 | 1,391 · 1994 | 24.4% | +9 |
| Elite | GROWING | 302 | 341 · 1994 | 88.6% | +9 |
| Seven | GROWING | 237 | 237 · 2025 | 100.0% | +3 |
| Cortina | STABLE | 32 | 32 · 2019 | 100.0% | 0 |
| 2 Eleven | CRITICAL | 10 | 43 · 2008 | 23.3% | -2 |
Plus 1 record awaiting classification, counted in the totals above.
This record combines every DVLA registration under LOTUS. Each family links to its full census record: population history, variants, MOT results and where survivors remain.