2020 Lotus Elise Sport 220 Heritage Edition

The Elise Sport 220 Heritage Edition sits near the end of the Series 3 Elise's run, pairing the supercharged 1.8-litre Toyota-sourced four-cylinder with a proper manual gearbox and a minimal, lightweight chassis. At 217 bhp in a car of this size and weight, it delivers the sort of unfiltered, hydraulic-steered driving experience that has become increasingly rare, and the Heritage Edition marks the Elise's final chapter before production wound down.

This 2020 example has covered 10,650 miles, a low figure that suggests it has been used sparingly rather than stored. It is a convertible with the Elise's removable soft top, and is finished with the Heritage Edition's retro-inspired treatment, which nods to the early Series 1 cars. Further detail on colour, options and ownership history isn't given in the listing.

At £44,000 it is priced as a late-production, low-mileage Elise, a category that has held its value firmly as the model approaches the end of its life. Series 3 Sport 220 cars with the manual 'box and modest mileage remain among the most usable and rewarding ways into modern Lotus ownership.