OK...so this review finally confirms what I've been thinking all along.
The reason for the Elise SC's terrible track reviews is the SILLY AD07 tires and smaller fronts!!!!
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Originally Posted by C&D
With 218 supercharged horsepower in a 2029-pound mid-engine sports car, we expected to see much better times than we achieved with the Lotus Elise SC. The naturally aspirated Elise (190 horsepower) that ran at VIR in 2006 scampered around the 4.2-mile course in 3:09.2 versus 3:16.6 for the supercharged version.
That earlier Elise was equipped with wider and stickier tires, which offset the SC’s extra punch. And we experienced gear-selection drama with the vague engagements of the six-speed manual gearbox, which also held this car back.
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So an N/A Elise turned in wicked times compared to most cars in this test, and it completely obliterated the
ELISE SC by
7.4 seconds.. Way to go, Lotus...