2008 Lotus 2-Eleven UK SVA

A road-registered Lotus 2-Eleven in the original launch livery, showing 24,784 miles from 2008. The UK SVA specification makes this one of the minority of 2-Elevens converted for road use — most remained track-only — giving it a dual-purpose appeal that few lightweight specials can match. With 252 bhp fed through a supercharged 1.8-litre four-cylinder and a kerb weight under 750 kg, the power-to-weight ratio sits comfortably in supercar territory.

The 2-Eleven strips the Exige concept back to its essentials: no roof, no doors, no windscreen in standard form, and a sequential-style manual gearbox driving the rear wheels. The Toyota-sourced 2ZZ-GE engine with Roots-type supercharger is well proven in Lotus applications and responds well to maintenance. At under 25,000 miles, this example has seen moderate but not negligible use — enough to suggest it has actually been enjoyed rather than mothballed.

With total production of the 2-Eleven limited to around 252 units worldwide and the road-legal SVA cars representing a fraction of that, availability on the open market is genuinely scarce. At £44,500, it sits in a bracket where few competitors offer the same combination of raw driving engagement and motorsport pedigree.