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SMG · 05-13-2008, 09:32 AM

Thanks for the link to the edmunds.com inside line review, which I just happend to see first thing this morning, even before I checked responses to this post. All in all, a very favorable article. I was looking at the test results, however, and did notice a bit of a discrepancy between what Lotus provides, and what edmunds observes. While the 0-60 time of 4.9 (4.6 with 1 foot roll out) is not that different from the 4.4 sec Lotus provides (and probably is within the margin of error), did you notice 1/4 mile times of 13.3 or so at 103 mph...based on this, it seems like the Lotus 0-100 mpk of 10.7 sec is a bit optimistic. Having seen Road and Tracks 1/4 mile time for the '07 Exige S, I'd say the same is true for that model. Before I get slammed for raising this point, I just want to point out that my attraction to the car has more to do with exceptional handling than outright speed.

05-13-2008, 09:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
SMG Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6	Elise SC Review Thanks for the link to the edmunds.com inside line review, which I just happend to see first thing this morning, even before I checked responses to this post. All in all, a very favorable article. I was looking at the test results, however, and did notice a bit of a discrepancy between what Lotus provides, and what edmunds observes. While the 0-60 time of 4.9 (4.6 with 1 foot roll out) is not that different from the 4.4 sec Lotus provides (and probably is within the margin of error), did you notice 1/4 mile times of 13.3 or so at 103 mph...based on this, it seems like the Lotus 0-100 mpk of 10.7 sec is a bit optimistic. Having seen Road and Tracks 1/4 mile time for the '07 Exige S, I'd say the same is true for that model. Before I get slammed for raising this point, I just want to point out that my attraction to the car has more to do with exceptional handling than outright speed.