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Old 16 Jul 2003, 18:54 (Ref:663148)   #1
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Lotus Esthi

I saw this car been tested on this week edition of Auto Motor und Sport TV on Deutsche Welle channel, and now I want to know yours point of view: Is this better than original?

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Old 16 Jul 2003, 19:00 (Ref:663162)   #2
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better than the original what? Elise?
i like the simplicity of the Elise, and placing a proper motor in that car ala Honda Integra R is the way to spice the elise up and keep it simple. this Esthi for certain appears more aggressive and a keeper, but I don't know, perhaps in all black.
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Old 16 Jul 2003, 21:31 (Ref:663333)   #3
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How can more power possibly be a bad thing?
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Old 16 Jul 2003, 21:42 (Ref:663350)   #4
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more power isn't bad- just a better package for is i think is in the Honda Motor, supercharge and put all the goddies on it, then you'll get about 275 hp and it'll be street legal and reliable as a garbage truck
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Old 16 Jul 2003, 22:09 (Ref:663373)   #5
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I'd vote for a higher power Elise anytime, but the name ... sounds like somebody sneeze.
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Old 17 Jul 2003, 06:24 (Ref:663597)   #6
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It looks like a rear panel has fallen off.

I prefer the ordinary elise (which I'll mention again I've driven!!!)

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Old 17 Jul 2003, 11:35 (Ref:663776)   #7
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They had it in Evo (I'm sorry, but it's GOOD!! it's the ONLY magazine that counts) and they took it on an Autobahn with a Ruf Turbo, the MTK Twin-engined Audi TT thing, something else and a Zonda. The Esti managed to crack 190mph if I remeber correctly.
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Was I dreaming, or did I see a picture of an Elise accompanied by the words "6-cylinder bi-turbo-engine" ?!

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think there possibly are times when more power is a bad thing...

Tristan, there's no need to apologise for evo, he's not that bad. Oh you, mean the magazine...
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I'll choose evo over WhatCar? anytime.
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Old 17 Jul 2003, 16:32 (Ref:664089)   #11
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Leave poor old Evo alone - it's not nice to pick on someone on their birthday!

Happy birthday, evo
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Wow, spooky!

Happy birthday evo!

Maybe out of respect for evo and a birthday celebration we should run our very own ecoty... evo's car of the year!
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Nyeeeeeeeeeees.

Apparently the Esti gets really unstable as you pass the 175mph mark. Hehehehehehehe...
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Happy birthday, evo
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Old 25 Jul 2003, 13:40 (Ref:671107)   #15
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imull has a lot of promise if they can keep it on the circuit!
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Sunflower, I too have driven an Elise, though it was a development model and it was on the Lotus test track too
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Old 28 Jul 2003, 21:47 (Ref:673727)   #16
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Much prefer the new Esthi
what is it with Lotus thy always begin the car names with E
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what next the Elephant
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Old 29 Jul 2003, 18:40 (Ref:674551)   #17
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Its a trade mark. Just like Renault always use **** names
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I think the Elise is fantastic, but the new sneeze looks like a kit car.
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So when is the Elise II going to finally be released in North America, and are Lotus going to pull a Mitsubishi Evo and not make it to Canadian Crash Test specs?
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