RE: Lotus Elise 20th Anniversary vs. S1 Elise

[johnwilliams77]

Hooch747 said:

I drove a couple of Elise's years ago when I sold my 964RS ( let's not go there... ). Loved the steering but the gear change was horrible, a real pain to get in and out and they both felt slow even when you hammered them. Ended up buying a fast Caterham which was much quicker and a lot more fun as well as being only slightly less practical.

Find them easy to get in and out
Agree a non SCd can feel slow but very fun to rev the hell out of

[Scuffers]

Hooch747 said:

I drove a couple of Elise's years ago when I sold my 964RS ( let's not go there... ). Loved the steering but the gear change was horrible, a real pain to get in and out and they both felt slow even when you hammered them. Ended up buying a fast Caterham which was much quicker and a lot more fun as well as being only slightly less practical.

out of interest, I assume that's the Toyota version?

I was never a fan of the gear change on them, hard to be precise at speed.

[Ozzie Osmond]

A car doesn't have to be "fast" to be an excellent sportscar. There is something sublime about the feel of mid-engined cars - they change direction with incredible agility.