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Old 11-14-2007, 12:23 PM   #53 (permalink)
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This article has now expanded over several months. My understanding from some other sources, to my memory, is that the Elise does not generate net lift or downforce. Which means that it generates enough downforce to counteract lifting forces.
Not quite. The Elise generates a bit of "downforce". To some people, it doesn't sound like much, but it's a lot more than most any other car on the road that generates many lbs of lift instead.

The stock Elise generates around 4.5 lbs of "downforce" at the rear and around 8.5 in the front at 100 MPH. The Exige 48 and 42 lbs of "downforce" at the same speed.
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