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YOUR RESEARCHgoodbye 911's hello Elise
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996 is faster from a roll, but in the twisties the Lotus will RUN from the 996.
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After owning two 911sc's and two 996's (not at the same time) I recently sold my air cooled sc for a lotus elise. I am happy with my decision the car is a lot of fun but I will stick around these forums. (Lotus forums are boring!) Anyway here's my new purchase.
We've looked at them off on too. I like the Exiage better though, but I like a roof
They are all like that. Basically you get a chassis, wheels, motor, and radio
The exige and elise have the same chassis the exige has a removal hardtop (you can also get a hardtop for the elise) the exige body is different but looks similar and has better downforce
Nice purchase. Lotus - since they switched to reliable motors - no longer means "Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious."
Here's the $20 question: Can you get into it wearing a suit without having at least one hand on the ground? I tried an Exige on for size...nope.
Couldn't agree more. If you're not using it for the twisties, you're in the wrong car. I was playing with a pack of sports cars a few years back, and the two Lotuses were quicker than everything else in the mountains - but once we hit the desert, they were brutalized. An extra hundred horsepower doesn't seem that important until you're trying to accelerate from 80 to 100...
Lotus has remained true to its roots with light weight being the key. I'd say that you made a great choice and you must have a blast driving such a light car. Congrats.
Love the Lotus! Honestly is my second choice, but I'm 6'4" and the 996 barely fits me with a helmet.
I owned a Celica gts for a short time in 2000. I found the engine to be poorly balanced. You had to keep it above 5k RPM for the VVTi system to be fully engage. I hope they resolved this in your Elise. It was almost like extreme turbo lag.
