That aside, until the October arrival of the Elise S 220 Cup (formerly known as the Elise S Cup), the CR remains the most hardcore Elise S you can buy in Australia.
Like all Elises, at 3.8m long, 1.7m wide, and 1.1m tall, the S CR is small. Properly small. It’s also notoriously ‘challenging’ to get into â€" particularly with the roof on.
The process involves opening the door, sliding your left leg in first, then your bum, then your right leg. Tricky, sure, but it is a procedure that starts to become second nature after not too long with the thing.
Once in, drivers are greeted by a ‘basic’ interior comprising hard and scratchy plastics, body-coloured composite sports seats with suede-like inserts, a tiny button-free non-adjustable Momo steering wheel, aluminium pedals, an aluminium floor and an aluminium passenger footrest.
There are nice Alcantara highlights on the doors (padded), grab handles, handbrake boot and top and bottom of the steering wheel. The indicator and wiper stalks, however, are identical to a mid 90s Holden Astra and, while air conditioning is standard, the three rotary climate control dials are incredibly stiff to operate.
Oh yeah, there’s also no glove box, no cup holder (optional), no door pockets, no Bluetooth audio streaming, no phone connectivity, no cruise control, no power steering, no stop-start system, no satellite navigation, no touchscreen, no parking sensors and no reversing camera.
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