[Darth G-F]

No contest. The Elise is what the S2000 dreams to be but fails in the looks, weight, handling and downforce categories. It is about even witht the Elise for acceleration and braking. It beats the Elise for ease of use (daily driveable) storage and probably maintenance (not that the Elise is bad IMHO).

If you have daily driveability and storage on the top of your list, buy the S2000. Otherwise the Elise wins easily.

If you plan on doing lots of track days and have the extra cash. Go for the 240S. Otherwise, the Elise is the same car, without the aero appendices. You can easily add the power through aftermarket solutions.