Fifth Gear Lotus Elise SC Review

[Thomasio]

Originally Posted by The Stig

I agree... I think some of us need to build a bridge and get over it.

... unsubscribed

Cheers
Neil

Neil - you must be feeling better, you are getting kinda feisty!

[shay2nak]

Originally Posted by Allan Gibbs

Because Victoria didn't do the review. (sigh )

does she know how to drive??

[Allan Gibbs]

Originally Posted by shay2nak

does she know how to drive??

I thought so:

[BadMonkey72D]

On the Fifth Gear site:

"Lotus Elise
In the last series Jason Plato tested the new supercharged Lotus Elise, and although he took delight in the accurate steering, he was unimpressed by how the car stuttered under hard acceleration. This kind of hesitancy is usually symptomatic of a problem with the fuel mapping in the engine's brain. Since that test Lotus have been in touch to admit that particular car did have a fault which has now been fixed, and the issue was very much the exception not the rule, and would have been something that developed only after it had left the factory. We've certainly never come across any other Lotus models with dodgy mapping so we're looking forward to getting back in the car and giving it another crack of the whip. The new series of Fifth Gear returns in August."

On TV - Fifth Gear

[Mr. Know]

Originally Posted by BadMonkey72D

On the Fifth Gear site:

"Lotus Elise
In the last series Jason Plato tested the new supercharged Lotus Elise, and although he took delight in the accurate steering, he was unimpressed by how the car stuttered under hard acceleration. This kind of hesitancy is usually symptomatic of a problem with the fuel mapping in the engine's brain. Since that test Lotus have been in touch to admit that particular car did have a fault which has now been fixed, and the issue was very much the exception not the rule, and would have been something that developed only after it had left the factory. We've certainly never come across any other Lotus models with dodgy mapping so we're looking forward to getting back in the car and giving it another crack of the whip. The new series of Fifth Gear returns in August."

On TV - Fifth Gear

Ahh, vindication for the small one!

On another note, Jason HATES the Lotus driving position, so I doubt his opinions will change much.

[LARRY]

Originally Posted by andykeck

If the throttle response is really as he described it, then I don't blame him for bashing the car. I'd hate it too. And while I find the seating and wheel position to be just about perfect for me, I suspect that if I were proportioned slightly differently, I'd be really irritated by the lack of adjustability. He seems to have some valid criticism. I don't think that makes him a dick.

I love my Elise more than any other car I've owned, but man, it isn't perfect by a long shot.

What car is?

[sleepe]

That tester is obviously biased against Lotus cars in general.
He must be an Audi guy.