Thread: Top Gear-Elise v's Tesla
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Old 03-23-2009, 08:12 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Aedo View Post
Correction: it is not a Rover powered Elise (no such thing as a 135hp Rover Elise). They tested it against the base model "Elise S" which has a 134hp Toyota 1ZZ-FE.

That said it was a drag race and with a claimed 0-60 time of 3.9s no Elise will touch it in a straight line.
Last time I checked, wasn't the elise not intended to be raced in a straight line (Something about handling I think Mr. Steve, idk) (jk)
I'm sure the 211 would be a much better competitor for straight line.
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