Elise SC review - Edmunds - LotusTalk

lateapex · 01-23-2008, 07:28 PM

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*

Bavarian Motorist · 01-23-2008, 07:49 PM

Man, I was just about to post this! I am gonna read it now.

I love edmunds.

Bavarian Motorist · 01-23-2008, 08:03 PM

Wait, so the car is coming in June and as a 2009 model? I heard different all around the forum...

And it only weighs 1918 lbs?

Allan Gibbs · 01-23-2008, 09:02 PM

June? The loyalty coupons expire in March!

Cali · 01-23-2008, 09:59 PM

I love this quote from the article: "After all, a Lotus has always been about the feeling that comes through the steering wheel, not the throttle pedal." Sums it up pretty well...

EliseAtLeast · 01-24-2008, 08:51 AM

Nice review. Thanks.

darkSol · 01-24-2008, 11:25 AM

Ok there's no way that:

1) It weighs 1918 lbs. MAYBE in UK no options trim. no a/c no radio no nothing. They also say theirs has the Touring package.

I don't have the touring package
I do have the sport package
I've removed heaps of stuff and upgraded to lighter versions of other stuff
I'm STILL only 1886 lbs. with a supercharger.

1918 lbs? maybe dry.

2) It's 50" tall. 43.5-45.0 MAYBE... but NOT 50"...

3) 72.8" wide... counting the side mirrors I guess... but no one does that (stock car is 67.7")

4) "The Lotus Elise is the car that Lotus said it couldn't build." They mean the Elise SC, not a regular Elise.

Someone's been smoking something.

Murix · 01-24-2008, 11:46 AM

The whole article seems off in a lot of ways.

Bavarian Motorist · 01-24-2008, 12:34 PM

Every car journal company gets their stuff wrong, ESPECIALLY about Lotus.

CAR AND DRIVER (rough quote): "Owners tell us you get a cup holder in the optional touring package, but we've never seen one."

Later in the article they mention the premium pack and what it consists of. I suppose they're just bad editors or figure most won't care

Thankfully, we do get cup holders in the new touring pack

bigshark · 01-24-2008, 01:16 PM

18,000 dollars for a supercharger? Maybe back in the UK, but surely it won't cost that much more in the US. Right...?

Interesting to see the rears are going to be 8" wide. Is this accurate?

ivan1 · 01-24-2008, 03:20 PM

18k over the base UK model - not the same as the base model we have here...

PhlypSide · 01-24-2008, 03:41 PM

The article mentioned something about the safety of the roof (in an Exige)? I guess this is true if you don't have a hardtop :P

01-23-2008, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
lateapex Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Elise SC review - Edmunds http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.* __________________ 05 Elise AS/Black, Touring, Star

01-23-2008, 07:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC/Westchester, NY Posts: 10,852	Man, I was just about to post this! I am gonna read it now. I love edmunds. __________________ Be an alpha male. Drive a Lotus.

01-23-2008, 08:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC/Westchester, NY Posts: 10,852	Wait, so the car is coming in June and as a 2009 model? I heard different all around the forum... And it only weighs 1918 lbs? __________________ Be an alpha male. Drive a Lotus.

01-23-2008, 09:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Allan Gibbs Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale, CA (formerly Gilbert, AZ) Posts: 5,399	June? The loyalty coupons expire in March! __________________ 2005 BRP Elise- SOLD 6/9/07 2006 MV Agusta F4S - SOLD 4/30/09 2008 Audi TT (MKII) 2009 Audi A4 2009 Ducati 1198

01-23-2008, 09:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cali Shish Kebab Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 804	I love this quote from the article: "After all, a Lotus has always been about the feeling that comes through the steering wheel, not the throttle pedal." Sums it up pretty well... __________________ "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?" - George Carlin

01-24-2008, 08:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
EliseAtLeast Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Basking Ridge, NJ Posts: 1,220	Nice review. Thanks. __________________ '08 Honda S2000 CR (Rio Yellow Pearl) '07 Lotus Exige S (Aspen White) Touring, Traction, Starshield '04 BMW 330 ci (White)

01-24-2008, 11:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
darkSol Meow!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Leawood, KS Posts: 2,576	Ok there's no way that: 1) It weighs 1918 lbs. MAYBE in UK no options trim. no a/c no radio no nothing. They also say theirs has the Touring package. I don't have the touring package I do have the sport package I've removed heaps of stuff and upgraded to lighter versions of other stuff I'm STILL only 1886 lbs. with a supercharger. 1918 lbs? maybe dry. 2) It's 50" tall. 43.5-45.0 MAYBE... but NOT 50"... 3) 72.8" wide... counting the side mirrors I guess... but no one does that (stock car is 67.7") 4) "The Lotus Elise is the car that Lotus said it couldn't build." They mean the Elise SC, not a regular Elise. Someone's been smoking something. __________________ d.a..v...i....d David Thomas Stewart - davidtstewart@gmail.com TVS Supercharged 2005 Graphite Grey Lotus Elise: 286whp, 1781lbs. Lotus cars aren't made, they're hand built from dreams. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before. Last edited by darkSol : 01-24-2008 at 11:33 AM.

01-24-2008, 11:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Murix Rotary Refugee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 996 Images: 3	The whole article seems off in a lot of ways.

01-24-2008, 12:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC/Westchester, NY Posts: 10,852	Every car journal company gets their stuff wrong, ESPECIALLY about Lotus. CAR AND DRIVER (rough quote): "Owners tell us you get a cup holder in the optional touring package, but we've never seen one." Later in the article they mention the premium pack and what it consists of. I suppose they're just bad editors or figure most won't care Thankfully, we do get cup holders in the new touring pack __________________ Be an alpha male. Drive a Lotus.

01-24-2008, 01:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
bigshark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 144	18,000 dollars for a supercharger? Maybe back in the UK, but surely it won't cost that much more in the US. Right...? Interesting to see the rears are going to be 8" wide. Is this accurate?

01-24-2008, 03:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
ivan1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedford, NY Posts: 6,279	18k over the base UK model - not the same as the base model we have here...

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