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Hobbes · 05-23-2008, 06:44 AM

FOXNews.com - 2008 Lotus Elise SC - FOX Car Report

Jon J · 05-23-2008, 07:09 AM

Not a bad article. I like how he described getting into the car as "like sneaking into your bedroom window after curfew". I don't agree with his statement that the gearbox has a bolt-action feel. Maybe the bolt-action of a worn out 100 year old Enfield that has had 100k rounds put throught it.

ivan1 · 05-23-2008, 07:45 AM

I clicked on foxnews.com at work to check the headlines and saw the elise

I thought it was a very good writeup...That is the color I ordered too (but with black interior)....

LARRY · 05-23-2008, 07:47 AM

A car review written by an idiot.

"Short and wide, the Elise has a widemouthed, big-eyed face combined with the figure of Kim Kardashian to make for a car that looks a lot like, well, Kim Kardashian."

ivan1 · 05-23-2008, 07:50 AM

I suspect if it was on CNN.com you would be praising the author

LARRY · 05-23-2008, 07:55 AM

Maybe.

FoxNews should stick to poor political reporting.

dagrippa · 05-23-2008, 08:09 AM

I had the same opinion about the shifting when I first got my Elise. It felt really clunky and rough...I got used to it.

Good article. I pretty much agree with the writers points. Great driving car with some poor fit and finish here and there.

milehitom · 05-23-2008, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LARRY

Maybe.

FoxNews should stick to poor political reporting.

At least he didn't report that it pulls to the right...

I thought it was a typically favorable and accurate review with some nice turns of phrase. Kudos to our little Socialist owned and built car!

Tom

Flash G · 05-23-2008, 09:01 AM

At least they had the right color combination.

SweetDaddyD · 05-23-2008, 09:49 AM

I think it's complimentary. I quite like Kim Kardashian. Well her figure anyway, but nothing else really.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LARRY

A car review written by an idiot.

"Short and wide, the Elise has a widemouthed, big-eyed face combined with the figure of Kim Kardashian to make for a car that looks a lot like, well, Kim Kardashian."

And i guess every day is Sunday and I live on a road like that.

ivan1 · 05-23-2008, 03:53 PM

here is the video

ezmoney · 05-23-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LARRY

A car review written by an idiot.

He always spoke well of you. Maybe you're right, he is an idiot!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivan1

I suspect if it was on CNN.com you would be praising the author

If it was on CNN noone would have seen it.

Man of Steel · 05-24-2008, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flash G

At least they had the right color combination.

+1

Cegan09 · 05-24-2008, 06:36 AM

I like how they chose to compare it to the mustang for 'power per pound'. Not the worst review i've ever read though.

lt0302 · 05-24-2008, 01:19 PM

You guys know that he probably went home and said: " I wish my wife would let me have an Elise!"........the review was ok howeve with a couple of mods the little 1.8 SC can make the Corvette and any other super car shudder!!.....I did not include the mustang since everyone of them that I raced I smoked!!!

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ivan1 b3NNAd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedford, NY Posts: 5,392	I clicked on foxnews.com at work to check the headlines and saw the elise I thought it was a very good writeup...That is the color I ordered too (but with black interior).... Attached Images

05-23-2008, 07:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 11,718	A car review written by an idiot. "Short and wide, the Elise has a widemouthed, big-eyed face combined with the figure of Kim Kardashian to make for a car that looks a lot like, well, Kim Kardashian." __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise, Sports & Touring Packages, Hard Top, Stage II Exhaust, '07 Probax leather seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

05-23-2008, 07:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 11,718	Maybe. FoxNews should stick to poor political reporting. __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise, Sports & Touring Packages, Hard Top, Stage II Exhaust, '07 Probax leather seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T) Last edited by LARRY : 05-23-2008 at 08:10 AM.

05-23-2008, 09:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Flash G Double Trouble Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hollywood Hills Posts: 2,324	At least they had the right color combination. __________________ Turn your flatscreen TV into a work of art. Modern Art DVD \| Plasma Aquarium DVD \| Widescreen Fireplace DVD 11 Esprit??? (When can I place my deposit?!) 07 Exige S - Ardent Red, Stage II Exhaust, LSD, Touring pack 06 Range Rover Sport - Java Black 05 Elise - Ardent Red, Stage II Exhaust, Touring pack

05-23-2008, 07:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jon J Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keller, TX Posts: 34	Not a bad article. I like how he described getting into the car as "like sneaking into your bedroom window after curfew". I don't agree with his statement that the gearbox has a bolt-action feel. Maybe the bolt-action of a worn out 100 year old Enfield that has had 100k rounds put throught it.

05-23-2008, 07:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
ivan1 b3NNAd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedford, NY Posts: 5,392	I suspect if it was on CNN.com you would be praising the author

05-23-2008, 08:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
dagrippa Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 56	I had the same opinion about the shifting when I first got my Elise. It felt really clunky and rough...I got used to it. Good article. I pretty much agree with the writers points. Great driving car with some poor fit and finish here and there.

05-23-2008, 03:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
ivan1 b3NNAd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedford, NY Posts: 5,392	here is the video

05-24-2008, 06:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
Cegan09 Talking to myself Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Worcester or South of Boton depending on the time of year Posts: 484	I like how they chose to compare it to the mustang for 'power per pound'. Not the worst review i've ever read though. __________________ 1987 Porsche 924S - So Close to running '05 Elise - Dads

05-24-2008, 01:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
lt0302 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 93	You guys know that he probably went home and said: " I wish my wife would let me have an Elise!"........the review was ok howeve with a couple of mods the little 1.8 SC can make the Corvette and any other super car shudder!!.....I did not include the mustang since everyone of them that I raced I smoked!!! __________________ 05 Lotus Elise R/K Supercharger, Moroso Oil Pan, RTD Brace, High Volume All Aluminum Radiator, Stainless Steel Break Lines, Oil Catch Can, ACT Clutch, HID, Carbon Fiber Spliter, Reverie Side Scoops, Methanol Injection...

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