{"id":2652,"date":"2013-02-19T02:37:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T02:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2019-03-24T22:40:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T04:40:48","slug":"lotus-elise-with-k20-engine-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2652","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Elise with a K20 Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=38237\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lotus Elise with a K20 Inline-Four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lotus Elise with a K20 Inline-Four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lotus Elise with a K20 Inline-Four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Lotus Elise no longer is powered by the factory Toyota inline-four but instead by a 2.0 L K20 inline-four from a Honda Civic Type R. Watch as the lightweight sports car take some laps around a track. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cqCsss6eVYA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38238\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=38238\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lotus Elise with a K20 Inline-Four 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lotus Elise with a K20 Inline-Four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lotus Elise with a K20 Inline-Four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6o339IxpafO-t4sfiG6zww\">NM2255 Car HD Videos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Lotus Elise no longer is powered by the factory Toyota inline-four but instead by a 2.0 L K20 inline-four from a Honda Civic Type R. Watch as the lightweight sports car take some laps around a track. Source: NM2255 Car HD Videos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[260],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elise"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-K20-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":108138,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108138","url_meta":{"origin":2652,"position":0},"title":"Lotus Elise with a Supercharged Honda K20","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Owen Forrest from Motor Addicts found an interesting 2003 Lotus Elise. 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The Elise received a supercharged Honda K20Z3 inline-four capable of 450+ hp (330+ kW). 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