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(and anyone else with an eye for the Elise)



A few things I wish they'd mentioned a little better:
  • The undertray/splitter/etc has been designed to create a little bit of downforce to hold
    the car to the road. Most street cars actually generate lift at any
    reasonable speed (not a good thing).
  • The aluminum chassis was mentioned. What was not discussed was what an
    engineering marvel it is! It is made out of aluminum extrusion laminates which are
    bonded together in a high temperature oven. I.e., the chassis is literally
    glued together. But don't worry, I think some fighter jets are done
    this way, too. So it's probably relatively safe....


Also, some of the information is a little out of date.
But the only one of any significance is that it is no longer true that you
have to special-order one and put your name on a long waiting list. This
was true until recently, but now you can just walk into a Lotus dealership
and buy one off the floor. Assuming they have one in the package and color
that you want, of course. Although if you aren't on the one of the US
coasts or in the UK it may be a reasonable trek to the closest dealer.
(Actually, the warmer states have a fair number as well. Sorry about that, Idaho.)

And they would like you to be able to drive your new toy properly.
So if you buy one before Nov. 30th they will fly you to Vegas, put
you up in the Bellagio, and give you a one day Lotus Performance Driving
Experience including hands on driver's training and laps around the Las
Vegas Speedway with an instructor.




I have a bunch more stuff (including pics) that I have been meaning to post
to this thread for weeks, but right now I am swamped at work. So stay
tuned, and I will try to get around to it later today or tonight.