Ticking a few of the options boxes results in a car that falls on the wrong side of £30K, which is getting expensive. Brake and throttle pedal positions need sorting.
Most of us will not notice the servo assist issue since we drive cars with much softer pedals. Those folks with Elises/Exiges may take exception! The rest of us should pinch ourselves daily...
This part about sums up Lotus' intentions to push this car to people who will crash it:
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This is precisely what Lotus is hoping to trade on with the new car. The company has a rich motorsport heritage, as well as a sterling reputation for building cars that are among the best-handling on the planet. Add to that its quite funky looks and you've got a formula to tempt buyers away from the aging Audi TT and rather predictable Porsche Boxster. In fact, Lotus happily admits that one targeted segment of buyers, a group that it calls 'peacocks', are primarily interested in the image of the car they drive. The Elise will work well for this group, even if for them the notion of a 'track day' is as alien as 'lift-off overseer'."
Most of us will not notice the servo assist issue since we drive cars with much softer pedals. Those folks with Elises/Exiges may take exception! The rest of us should pinch ourselves daily...
The reviewer was not concerned so much with pedal feel, as he was with the fact that there is some travel needed before the pedal actually starts to do anything.
So there is a thread with Exige photos. I figure we should have one with Elise photos as well! Here is my car, pleas add your own or ones you have encountered!
Hey all, had the cams inspected and have attached the results. Maybe it is useful to the community. Maybe it is not.
Lift bolts will be replaced, but wear doesn't seem that bad. I don't know how to examine the cams expertly, but they look average worn to me. Any advice is appreciated.
Here is...
For those of you who are running factory front 2 pot calipers in the rear(all four corners) what pads are you using on the street? I’m currently using hawk hps pads all around but will need a pad with lesser friction coefficient. Curious to know what other people use and if there is a...
Hello, I have an 05 Elise that recently has developed a problem with the passenger door. When I go to open the door, the door will swing open about 4 inches, before it catches on something. I can't see on the mechanism that it appears to be anything, but if I try to open past whatever is keeping...
See title. The steering wheel appears to not return to to center. Has anyone encountered this? have any suggestions on where to start? There's plenty of good suggests on google, but nothing Lotus specific. Likely just going to take it to the dealer to investigate but man they are expensive...
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