New Car Sales Atlas Beta

How many Lotus Elise vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See how many Lotus Elise vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
1997 ×Lotus ×Elise ×
Lotus Elises sold
62
1997
Peak year
1997
62 sales
Share of Lotus
80.5%
of all Lotus sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1997, Lotus Elise recorded 62 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 80.5% of Lotus's sales in 1997. It was the highest annual result in the loaded history.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Lotus Elise.
2026 price$97,990 to $109,990
2026 drive-away$104,561 to $117,161
Body typeConvertible
PowertrainCombustion
Fuel typePremium Unleaded
DriveRear
TransmissionManual
Seats2
Fuel use7.7L/100km to 7.8L/100km
Warranty36 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)3,824mm × 1,719mm × 1,117mm
Lotus Elise · Matched internally as Lotus Elise

Historical sales trend

Current total for 1997 · Lotus · Elise.

Sales by year: 1997 · Lotus · Elise

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · Lotus · Elise.
YearTotalvs prev
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Data Notice

Data use and verification

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Purchase data

Lotus model context: Elise

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Lotus range for 1997.
Rank in Lotus#1
Elise sales62
Share of Lotus80.5%
1
Elise
6280.5%
2
Esprit
1316.9%
3
Elan
22.6%

Key notes: 1997 · Lotus · Elise

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1997: 62
Lotus total in 1997: 77
Model context uses Lotus range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1997/lotus/elise
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.