S2 Honda Elise v S3 Exige S

[Babw]

Hi all,

I’m looking for a trackday car and narrowing it down to a Lotus.

Either a well modified S2 Elise with a K20 conversion or an S3 Exige S. Not really looking to stretch to the later Exige 350 Sport onwards.

Any owners had both and care to comment?

[Babw]

I have a 987.2 which I occasionally use for trackdays (Wavetrac, Girodisc, Bilsteins etc) but find it's a bit on the soft side.

I'm surprised there hasn't been more response to this as thought there'd be more owners who considered both before making a decision.

[Babw]

Rocketreid said:

I had an S3 Elise , a 220SC. As a track day car it was very compromised on larger circuits but great on the smaller twistier ones.

Cheap to run and maintain, however gearbox not the most slick but nevertheless a solid car.

My first S3 Exige was a V6S with an autobox which was less nimble on circuits due to the not inconsiderable additional weight but it had vastly more performance. I’ve had a 380 and now a Cup430 which has moved the performance onto Supercar levels

The 2 cars are different so best to try both before you decide

A fellow Mclaren owner. I have a 650S Spider and I've considered picking up a 540c/570s and modifying for track use but I think a simpler Lotus with some performance might be the sensible option. Really what I was is the involvement of the Mclaren and agility but a bit less accessible performance.

With the Honda my thoughts were a S2/S1 weight considerably less but also revs far higher than the V6 but the V6 with traction control obviously has better performance on bigger circuits.