In celebration of their twentieth birthday, British car makers Lotus have announced that they will be releasing a special edition vehicle to mark the occasion.

Priced at just under £40,000, the Lotus Elise 20th Anniversary Edition may seem expensive but it’s only £8,000 more than the original Elise. For the extra £8000 you’ll be getting a 1.8-litre supercharged engine, which is packed with 217bhp.

In terms of speed, the car can do 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds, so it’s very zippy. Described as a special edition model, the anniversary model is replacing the Club Racer. Lotus haven’t released information on how many vehicles are being made, but we expect it to be limited numbers. We do have it confirmed that the car will be available in 4 ‘classic Elise’ colours: blue, green, silver and our personal favourite – yellow.