Vehicles

Will a Lotus Elise S1 (1996) fit in a parking space?

Series 1

Plenty of space
+0.68 m
width left over
+1.07 m
length left over
Width (mirrors out)1.72 m
Length3.73 m
Turning circle10.7 m
Body typeCoupe
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The 1996 Lotus Elise S1 measures 3.73 m long and 1.72 m wide (including door mirrors). A standard UK parking bay is 2.4 m wide by 4.8 m long, so here's how it stacks up.

It fits comfortably, with roughly 0.68 m of width and 1.07 m of length left over in a standard bay. Parking should be straightforward in most spaces.

Its turning circle is 10.7 m (kerb to kerb) — fairly typical for a car of this size.

Source: manufacturer data (recorded 2025-09-09).