+1I like the older style Elise too...
Technically the 'old style' is the S1. True, the S1 was not legally brought into the U.S., but since this poll is all about aesthetics, perhaps you should include the S1.i guess for me the old style , for better or worse, sets the car apart from others. The new style sends the look to a more "generic" vanilla place imo. The 2011 clam is not ugly, it's kind of cool. Just not as differentiated from other cars as the old style. For me, the funniest part is that when I first began looking at the car to purchase, my first thoughts were...get rid of those turn signals.... fill in those seams..
Then those turn signals and seams grew on me...
I like that the fins have been removed off the rear, but hate those bumperettes.Now what might be worth a poll is the 2011 rear versus the older rear.
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I think the 2011 rear looks better than the older stock rear. But the loss of ability to go over the diffuser exhaust is a pretty big trade-off.