2005 Lotus Elise: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

1 build left the factory as a 2005 Elise, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 307 vehicles built
  • 11 for sale right now

Which Elise is yours?

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Cost to run

20/25 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,110/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2005 Elise

Safety, in plain English

What SCCPC111-5 means

SCC PC111 · 5
SCC
the World Manufacturer Identifier Lotus registered — the manufacturer and plant group
PC111
together encode the Elise line — Coupe, 1.8L — as Lotus filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
5
in position 10 — model year 2005
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run SCCPC111 15HL32474 SCCPC111 15HL30613

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