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TECK · 05-22-2005, 10:29 AM

More than the mainstream reviews, Grassroots Motorsports, highlights the Elise's weight. The title of the feature is "Added Lightness". They seem to get how revolutionary it is to have a car with airbags, power windows and brakes, ac, a stereo, carpet, sound insultation, leather seats that still weighs in under 2,000 pounds [barely].

They also are more effusive regarding the handling and driving feel than many of the other reviews. They seem to simply get what we all get:

"The Elise simply drives like few cars in the history of civilazation. This is a car you feel so dialed into that you have to check that your nerve endings haven't grown through your sikin into the seat."

"... a level of feedback usually reserved for formula cars."

"It's actually tempting to use the word 'perfect' to describe the Elise's handling ..."

"It's not about what's in it, it's about what it can do."

05-22-2005, 10:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
TECK It's the Journey Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield County Connecticut Posts: 183	and it can do a whole lot More than the mainstream reviews, Grassroots Motorsports, highlights the Elise's weight. The title of the feature is "Added Lightness". They seem to get how revolutionary it is to have a car with airbags, power windows and brakes, ac, a stereo, carpet, sound insultation, leather seats that still weighs in under 2,000 pounds [barely]. They also are more effusive regarding the handling and driving feel than many of the other reviews. They seem to simply get what we all get: "The Elise simply drives like few cars in the history of civilazation. This is a car you feel so dialed into that you have to check that your nerve endings haven't grown through your sikin into the seat." "... a level of feedback usually reserved for formula cars." "It's actually tempting to use the word 'perfect' to describe the Elise's handling ..." "It's not about what's in it, it's about what it can do."