New SCC Review

[TonyC]

Mustang CobraR smoked by Lotus elise? yes thats right, according to SCC magazine. In EVERY catagory at that:eek:

[Kit99bar]

I don't even consider the elise a car

it's more a gocart with a strong engine LOL

[erok]

And the mustang is a bigger go-kart with a stronger engine.

[yakkosmurf]

I really want an Elise with the B18C5 engine...

[msilvia]

I didn't really get what was supposed to be so surprising about that article. Plenty of motorcycles out there will house both those cars for a less money. Welcome to the world of weight. :)

Should have been one more category: SUV front/rear/side impact tests. See how the featherweight roadster does then.

Other than that, Elises rock. I'd def. buy one if I could.

[larryd]

that little Elise is bad ass... 12.2 @ 110mph..

[TheX-Man]

What does it wiegh? Around 1600 right?

[larryd]

yeah i think 1600lbs

[Redline]

Originally posted by yakkosmurf
I really want an Elise with the B18C5 engine...


Me too.......... i love that car! A true "drivers" car. :)

[TonyC]

yeah i thought it was cool,ford seems to think"more power is better" thats true,but there's also more, obviously!:chuckles:

[Jesse IL]

I've been wanting an Elise for years, but it was not legal in the US. I thought of putting a B18C5 in there and licensing it as a kit car. Good to see someone had the same idea as me and actually pulled it off.

[ghostface]

how come all the elises that are imported here have the type r motor in them..what the heck...ifd i buy a lotus i want a genuine lotus motor in them..plus the lotus motor is a faster engine..

Ghost

[Willis5050]

Originally posted by ghostface
how come all the elises that are imported here have the type r motor in them..what the heck...ifd i buy a lotus i want a genuine lotus motor in them..plus the lotus motor is a faster engine..

Ghost

Emissions I would guess. I don't think their engine could even have a chance in the US.

[yakkosmurf]

I'm pretty sure it's emissions as well. Part of the work around is to change the engine when bringing them over. Ironically, the Type R engine can be viewed as an upgrade in some ways. It's much more reliable and more powerful than the stock Lotus engine.

[phaqgm]

Originally posted by ghostface
how come all the elises that are imported here have the type r motor in them..what the heck...ifd i buy a lotus i want a genuine lotus motor in them..plus the lotus motor is a faster engine..

Ghost

The "Lotus engine" isn't even a Lotus engine. It is made by Rover. It is a wimpy 140hp 4 banger. The elise's that are imported to the states are done so by the owners, and they don't all have the R engine. It is just something that some of the owner's have done to them.

[Bobbeh]

The have a 190hp version too I think. Still with only 140hp they are v quick because of their light weight. But they are too cut-down a car for me to want to own. I like more stuff in a car. They are ace for race/track days though.

[MilinGTS]

i was going to say....the lotuses motor is made by rover

so its just as much a lotus powered by honda as it is by rover.
hondas engine is just as good...but ab it less torquey

we drive celicas....we dont like torque anyway...lol