Exige or Cerbera
Discussion
I fully understood the question, although I am not completely sure that I understand why these you would consider these two cars in an either or situation. To make a judgement on which car to choose, it is necesary to know the use to which it will be put. If you are looking to use the car as a daily driver, then the exige IMO really should have been struck from the list at a very early stage, if however you are looking for a comfortably fast cruiser then the TVR would seem the obvious way to go. For track day and general thrashing useage the Exige will IMO prove to be almost unbeatable. So the question to you has to be, what do you want the car for, because neither of these cars will be any good at both.
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Also, at the end of the day let's not forget that Lotus are famous for making performance cars using light weight chassis and small engines.
Blimey, some serious rants on this string, agree with Ted and a few others, horses for courses as they say!
As for a choice between what to buy, the intention of the original poster, the choice would, personally speaking, stem from what you would do with the car, drive it on the track or drive it in comfort from A to B, plus both differ in cost dramatically (for new cars), so if the budget does not stretch to the Cerbie, the Exige by default wins unless you are prepared to gamble on a 2nd hand one, at which point you enter the world of reliability.. and so on.
For those seeking a comparison between the marques, maybe it should be the last generation Espirt v Tamora, last of the old, first of the new breed of TVR? a qu. for another forum heading?
If we own Lotuses or TVR's we at least have one if not two things in common, the love of a good sports car (whatever its forte) and pride in a product which is or was British in most respects.
Also, at the end of the day let's not forget that Lotus are famous for making performance cars using light weight chassis and small engines.
Blimey, some serious rants on this string, agree with Ted and a few others, horses for courses as they say!
As for a choice between what to buy, the intention of the original poster, the choice would, personally speaking, stem from what you would do with the car, drive it on the track or drive it in comfort from A to B, plus both differ in cost dramatically (for new cars), so if the budget does not stretch to the Cerbie, the Exige by default wins unless you are prepared to gamble on a 2nd hand one, at which point you enter the world of reliability.. and so on.
For those seeking a comparison between the marques, maybe it should be the last generation Espirt v Tamora, last of the old, first of the new breed of TVR? a qu. for another forum heading?
If we own Lotuses or TVR's we at least have one if not two things in common, the love of a good sports car (whatever its forte) and pride in a product which is or was British in most respects.
Its Easy to Dismiss a £24000.00 supercar when comparing it with a £46000.00 supercar. When speaking to some Aquantiances i came to the conclusion that they viewed the Elise/Exige as a pathetic small slow roadster and the Cerbera as a superfast lump that dosent handle - how wrong they are.The cerbera could do cars twice its price as seen in Topgear magazine in December.The Elise is to be tuned!, when you spend 46000 on an Elise it becomes a different story 0-60 4.0 and topspeed 155+.This combined with adding a sport tourer and all the options and extras i.e. Exausts the price becomes £46000+
At the risk of sounding like your grandad, I would go for the exige as you have more chance of having the same fun and keeping your licence into the bargain. The best bit about the elise/exige is the fun you can have at sensible speeds. In a TVR you need to go much faster for the same thrills. I recently sold my pride and joy GSXR750 and got an elise for this reason - doing 150-160 every weekend for thrills results in a lost licence too quickly.
clanger said: Thrusty - what do you miss most about those 2 wheels? Bikers seem to have mucho respect for Lotus models - when I've been parked, always lots of biker interest. Mind, whenever I see a m/bike I always go and admire! - seems mutual respect between 2 sets - or do I imagine??
Could be a mutual awareness of the compromises you are willing to put up with in order to use a fun mode of transport (getting wet when it rains, not much luggage capacity, noise, getting blown about by the wind - and bikers have similar things to deal with
)Re the Lotus / biker thing I have respect for anyone who can use what they have properly. People buy Lotus to go fast round corners - proper bikers do the same. Both dislike cheque book bikers/drivers who own flash cars/bikes just because they earn a lot. A lot more of these own Porsche etc!
The thing I miss the most is the outright acceleration, but that is also what was going to lose me my licence!
The thing I miss the most is the outright acceleration, but that is also what was going to lose me my licence!
Don't do it! having on fleet around 12 TVR's non of which are more than 4 years old these things will cost you.
My advice(I'm aware that I sound like an old Grandad!)is TVR's cost cash, the 3 year old stuff and to be fair includes some other models as an average cost £8000 for 20k of use(not including fuel!!) The nimble Lotus will cost you no more than £2000 unless driven by a fool(me)
To me it's a no brainer, unless you have lots of spare doh and a medallion then the TVR is the option otherwise it's an Exige.
My advice(I'm aware that I sound like an old Grandad!)is TVR's cost cash, the 3 year old stuff and to be fair includes some other models as an average cost £8000 for 20k of use(not including fuel!!) The nimble Lotus will cost you no more than £2000 unless driven by a fool(me)
To me it's a no brainer, unless you have lots of spare doh and a medallion then the TVR is the option otherwise it's an Exige.
Simonelite501 said: To begin with the Cerbera is obviously aimed at the luxury sports tourer market, with its large torquey motor, leather interior and capacity to seat 4 people, not a particualy well handling vehicle but perfectly happy to blast along for mile after mile of motorway in relative comfort
It does handle and it does both jobs fantastically! Great Cruiser, back lane burner and unbelievable on a track day!
Unless you've driven one... which you obviously haven't then I suggest you drive the car you wish to comment on before making such wild Bul**hit remarks!!
>> Edited by mycerbera on Friday 3rd January 17:12
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