Supercharged Honda Elise 135R
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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
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
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:
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.
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
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
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:
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!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.
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.
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.
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