Elise gets US safety exemption.(News)(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials have given the Lotus Elise a three-year exemption from headlight and bumper standards)(Brief Article)

Byline: Harry Stoffer

US safety officials have given the Lotus Elise a three-year exemption from headlight and bumper standards.

Lotus told the US National Highway Traffic Safety Admini-stration last year that it had spent $27 million modifying the car to comply with US standards but could not find practical, affordable ways to meet the ...