2 ▁engine . ▁The ▁ch ass is ▁was ▁now ▁gal van ised ▁steel ▁and ▁the ▁five ▁speed ▁B MC ▁g ear box ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁Get rag ▁Type ▁ 2 6 5 ▁unit . ▁The ▁vac u um - oper ated ▁head light s ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁model ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁elect r ically - oper ated ▁units ▁and ▁the ▁El ite ▁was ▁now ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁front ▁spo iler , ▁a ▁new ▁rear ▁b um per ▁and ▁bra ke ▁lights ▁from ▁the ▁R over ▁SD 1 . ▁ ▁El ite ▁concept ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Lot us ▁un ve iled ▁photos ▁of ▁an ▁El ite ▁concept ▁that ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Paris ▁Motor ▁Show . ▁The ▁vehicle ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁production ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁cost ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁ 5 . 0 - lit re ▁V 8 ▁s our ced ▁from ▁Lex us , ▁deliver ing ▁over ▁. ▁The ▁installation ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁front - mid ▁engine ▁layout ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁weight ▁even ly ▁at ▁all ▁four ▁whe els . ▁An ▁optional ▁hy brid ▁kin etic - energy ▁recovery ▁system ▁would ▁augment ▁the ▁V 8 ▁by ▁feed ing ▁electric ity ▁generated ▁by ▁bra king ▁to ▁mot ors ▁in ▁the ▁transmission . ▁The ▁ 0 – 1 0 0   km / h ▁time