Elise S1 compared to a Porsche 968 for track day use

[planman350i]

I know they are very different cars but would the 968 be trounced on a track by an Elise S1? Thinking about a new toy for occasional track days.

[hbaumhardt]

Depends on budget and modifications. How much do you have in mind to aquire, upgrade and track prep the car in year 1 ?

[planman350i]

It would probably remain generally standard but in good maintained condition. The pros of the Porshe would be the straight line power but presume it would feel very heavy on corners comparsed to an Elise and not as much fun...?

[L100NYY]

planman350i said:

It would probably remain generally standard but in good maintained condition. The pros of the Porshe would be the straight line power but presume it would feel very heavy on corners comparsed to an Elise and not as much fun...?

Are you talking about 968CS or the std car? As far as I'm aware they are very different animals on the track. Callum Lockie (professional racer) uses a CS for driver training and absoloutely raves about it, but equally there are obviously a lot of S1 Elises being used on the track.

I would say that the Elise will be a much more direct car to use on the track but the 968CS will be more forgiving due to front engine/rear drive set up. The Elise however will be a cheaper car to run than the bigger heavier Porsche and obviously the Elise will be newer.

The only thing to do really is to test drive both but if you can try and get a couple of passenger laps at a trackday to get a better idea of how they 'feel' on the track.

I hope this is of some help?

[Chrome Orange]

I'd expect the porker, due to it being a heavier car, to be much more aggressive in tyre and brake wear. You can get a number of trackdays out of a set of elise tyres (which can be sub £300 a set) and many more out of a set of brakes (especially MMC's). Ergo, I'd expect the elise to be much cheaper to run.

Get an S1 and explore the handling. I'd expect the porker to be more benign and in my view less fun than the S1 Elise.

[s works]

Porker will be very expensive to run as a track car. Go for a higher power S1 - Sport 135, 111S or a Sport 160.