▁ ▁A ▁road ▁car ▁tested ▁by ▁The ▁Motor ▁magazine ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁had ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁could ▁acceler ate ▁from ▁ 0 – ▁in ▁ 1 1 . 4 ▁seconds . ▁A ▁fuel ▁consumption ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁recorded . ▁The ▁test ▁car ▁cost ▁£ 1 9 6 6 ▁including ▁tax es . ▁ ▁The ▁ownership ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Lot us ▁El ites ▁is ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Lot us ▁El ite ▁World ▁Register . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁active ▁clubs ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁Lot us ▁El ite . ▁ ▁Motor ▁sport ▁ ▁Like ▁its ▁sib lings , ▁the ▁El ite ▁was ▁run ▁in ▁numerous ▁formula e , ▁with ▁particular ▁success ▁at ▁Le ▁Mans ▁and ▁the ▁N ür bur gr ing . ▁El ites ▁won ▁their ▁class ▁six ▁times ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁hour ▁Le ▁Mans ▁race ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁Index ▁of ▁Th erm al ▁E ffic iency ▁wins . ▁Les ▁L eston , ▁driving ▁D AD 1 0 , ▁and ▁Graham ▁Warner , ▁driving ▁LO V 1 , ▁were ▁noted ▁UK ▁El ite ▁rac ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁David ▁Hob bs ▁fitted ▁a ▁Hob bs ▁Me cha - M atic ▁ 4 - speed ▁automatic ▁transmission ▁to ▁an ▁El ite , ▁and ▁became ▁almost ▁un be atable ▁in ▁two ▁years ' ▁racing ▁– ▁he ▁won ▁ 1 5 ▁times ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁starts . ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁driver ▁Leo ▁Ge og he gan