Elise in america without the dam rover engine

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Are we saying Mk1 Elise Vs Mk2? IMO the Mk2 does look a little more manly, but I wouldn't call a Mk1 girly at that.
 
a quick pic of the elise that is coming to america... we all know what the elise 190/older 111s looks like...
 

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The epitomy of american midlife crisis cars.

sorry bengee...had to say it...:D:D:D:D
 
haha... its all good driftster... i was thinking," dam that guy is big for this car"...

Anyways... every person is entiltled to their own opinions, but if i can ever get this car for a resonable price i will have a bit of fun in it...
 
I know I dig this up from the grave, but I just would like to express my opinion on this car.

I think its great that the Elise is coming to the US. The base price at the site is just around 40K. Which is alot of money in my opinion. That is around 10K more than a STi and the Evolution VIII. Im not saying that the Elise isnt worth the money, Im just saying its a little overpriced IMO. Its not made for an every day car, its made for basically a track car. Its just an all out great performer.

Car and Driver did a comparison with the Lotus Elise. They compared it to Caterham Seven Superlight R, Factory Five Racing Mark II Roadster , Honda S2000, Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata (turbo). Heres the link... http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=15&article_id=8202

The Lotus Elise did some great times there... Lets compare those time from Car and Driver and the time which Punk Rock has given us SportCompactCarWeb.

2001 Elise

Claimed horsepower : 195 hp @ 8000 rpm
Claimed torque: : 130 lb-ft @ 7500 rpm
Curb Weight : 1,710 lbs.
Acceleration
0-30 mph : 1.8 sec.
0-60 mph : 4.4 sec.
Quarter mile time : 12.6 sec.
Quarter mile speed : 110 mph
Lateral grip (200 ft skidpad) : 1.02g
Slalom speed (700 ft.) : 72.9 mph
60-0 stopping distance : 119 ft.

Vs

Current Lotus Elise

Claimed horsepower : 190 hp @ 7800 rpm
Claimed torque: : 138 lb-ft @ 6800 rpm
Curb Weight : Under 2000 lbs, to be finilaized prior to the launch.
Acceleration
0-60 mph : 4.4 sec.
0-100 mph: 12 sec.
Quarter mile time : 13.2
Quarter mile speed : 104 mph
Lateral grip (200 ft skidpad) : 1.06g

In the GT-S, this engine is rated for 180 horsepower. However, Lotus developed its own engine-control software and claims 190 at 7800 rpm. As with the Toyota version, the engine doesn’t really come to life until about 6200 rpm, when the aggressive set of camshaft lobes comes online. Lotus chose gearbox ratios to make it relatively easy to keep the engine in the sweet part of its operating range.

There have been durability concerns with this engine, particularly in sustained high-rpm operation. Although some suggest the problem is insufficient oil pressure, the Lotus engineers believe oil temperature is the culprit and added an engine-oil cooler. According to Lotus, there have been no problems with the engine in the Elise.
 
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