Supercharged Honda Elise 135R

[chrismc1977]

I think a charged Honda powered Elise would be the only thing I’d really consider moving from my Integra R.

Keeps the same lightweight, pin sharp handling philosophy, combined with a revvy and bulletproof Honda motor with some extra torque added. A perfect fast road combination in my eyes

[Diesel Meister]

It is a thing of rare beauty

[jaik]

I took the car up to Scotland for a long weekend run with my other half and a group of friends. Great company, incredible scenery and some fantastic roads in an eclectic group of cars: My Elise, 308 GTS, Tuscan S, M3, another M3, R8, Leon Cupra K1, A45 AMG, SLK. The car was a riot, as usual!

Casualties racked up over 4 days:

• A Boxster coolant system on the way there. Replaced with a rented M3.
• One pair of rented M3 rear tyres.
• A borked electrical system on another M3. Fixed by a local dealer after nursing it for a couple of days.
• A sopping wet Tuscan S boot after a water bottle leaked.
• One more chip in my windscreen.
• A thousand more chips in my paint.
• Another small chunk of fibreglass ground from my front clam.

[Tickle]

Great pics and nice mix of cars.

The road rash on the front means it's getting some proper use!

[jaik]

Last weekend I was in Scotland, this weekend I was sprinting at Three Sisters with the Japanese Sprint Series. It still amazes me how well the car copes doing both.

I'm really happy with how both the car and I performed in the sprint, taking fourth overall behind a single seater on slicks, a nicely-driven 550hp Evo and Fensport's 600hp(?) GT86.


Supercharged Honda K20 Lotus Elise Sprint at Three Sisters

[James B]

jaik said:

I took the car up to Scotland for a long weekend run with my other half and a group of friends. Great company, incredible scenery and some fantastic roads in an eclectic group of cars: My Elise, 308 GTS, Tuscan S, M3, another M3, R8, Leon Cupra K1, A45 AMG, SLK. The car was a riot, as usual!

Casualties racked up over 4 days:

• A Boxster coolant system on the way there. Replaced with a rented M3.
• One pair of rented M3 rear tyres.
• A borked electrical system on another M3. Fixed by a local dealer after nursing it for a couple of days.
• A sopping wet Tuscan S boot after a water bottle leaked.
• One more chip in my windscreen.
• A thousand more chips in my paint.
• Another small chunk of fibreglass ground from my front clam.

We hired the same house as you for a friend's 30th not long ago! Great place. Our son was in his element in the tennis court!

[stevec33]

Cool car you’ve got there mate, sounds very quick, how much does it weigh out of interest? What sort of money do these go for with this sort of spec?

[jaik]

It was weighed in the last at 830kg. Assuming that’s accurate, it’s probably sub 810kg now with the weight I’ve trimmed out of it.

I paid £25,500 for mine from a specialist dealer (Jon Seal Sportscars) in the spec it is in the first post. The prices can vary a lot as each spec is pretty unique. They start around £20,000 for an NA swap, from what I’ve seen, then go upwards to £60,000+ for the sequential-boxed unicorns. I think I paid a decent price for mine given the development it’s had over the years, the recent rebuild, low mileage and the minor bits and bobs on it that all add up.

It’s a matter of keeping your eye on the market and pouncing when something right pops up. If you’re serious about buying one I can highly recommend letting Jon Seal know what you’re after, he gets a lot of very good stock.