VX220 Turbo V Lotus Exige

[ExigeEvan]

Now i know that most of the VX220 is made by lotus, but the real thing, or the cheap copy?

 

[Famine]

To quote a song, "Even better than the real thing".

The normal VX220 constantly outperforms the Elise in road tests. The VX220 Turbo just makes it all look very silly indeed - although it is hampered by being a Vauxhall (the word "Vauxhall" appears NOWHERE on the body of the VX220 Turbo).

The Exige is kind of a different class - it's got a roof and is really a pure track car.

 

[ExigeEvan]

it might not have the word, but it still carries the badge.

 

[Famine]

And the badge doesn't actually have the word "Vauxhall" on it.

Vauxhall's marketing department are acutely aware of just how much less desirable any car bearing their name is - by rights it should be outselling the Elise by a margin, but it's not. So they took the decision to remove any reference to "Vauxhall" from the body of the car - in fact I believe it doesn't even appear on the engine!

 

[GilesGuthrie]

And it's a great car, I've driven one of the NA ones.

But the Exige kicks its pony ass. The Exige S1 is the only car that has been up for going into a corner quicker than I was. Incredible car.

If I had a spare £32,000 I would buy an S2 immediately. Trust me, the Exige is awesome, in the proper sense of the word.

 

[bengee]

I think better comparison would be a elise and a vx220... i would take an elise, exige or vx220 if i could get any of them over here... soon very soon...

 

[Roo]

If I had to choose I'd have the VX220 because it looks better, but also because it's a Vauxhall. I'm not a huge fan of Vauxhalls in general, but performence cars from ordinary manufactuers I like (e.g Hyundai Coupe, Skoda Octavia RS etc.)