LOTUS · LOTUS 2 ELEVEN · Cars
Genuinely rare — only 50 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 66% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 1 a year (1.9% of survivors). At that pace roughly 45 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2061.
The Lotus 2-Eleven is a car produced by British car manufacturer Lotus. It is based on the Lotus Exige S, and thus has the same Toyota 2ZZ-GE with VVTL-i, Eaton M62 Roots-type supercharger and intercooled inline-four engine. Weighing 670 kg (1,477 lb), with 252 bhp (255 PS; 188 kW) at 8,000 rpm and 242 N⋅m (178 lb⋅ft) at 7,000 rpm of torque, the 2-Eleven can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph (241 km/h). Intended as a track day car, it costs £39,995, though for an additional £1,100 Lotus will make the car fully road legal. Slight differences exist between...
As of 2025 Q4, 50 LOTUS 2 ELEVEN were still registered in the UK — 10 licensed and on the road, plus 40 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The LOTUS 2 ELEVEN is genuinely rare, with only 50 left, making it rarer than 66% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of LOTUS 2 ELEVEN on UK roads rose by 1 (2.0%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 45 would remain in 5 years.
Most LOTUS 2 ELEVEN run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The LOTUS 2 ELEVEN peaked at 54 registered in 2015 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.