I am 6' 1". Will I fit in one of these cars? With a Supercharger on it the car seems like a good car to have. Does anyone have one to give some insight into the car? I am considering taking one out for a spin.

 

i think so ... just go on a sunny day and test w. the roof off

lol, seriously tho, i think 6'1" is fine

 

There's a member on here that was posting stuff about his Elise and his friend's Exige.

If you search for it, I'm sure you'll find the thread. It was very informative from what I've read.

 

Mike (Mmarshall) wrote a review of the Lotus Elise.

He's 6"1"-ish.

Here is the Review...

 

I have one. Had one for 1.5 years. Mine is going in for the intercooled supercharger next week.

6'1" is fine. I bought mine brand new in NYC, and drove it cross country to Los Angeles.

Here is my post on the LotusTalk forum.
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f3/m...al-trip-43488/

My friend Charlie, owner of monkeytuner forum, lives in Vegas, on his 3rd Lotus.

If you have questions PM me or if you are in LA, will be happy to take you for a ride, or you can check it out.

-Ryan

 

I think you will be spoiled by the Lotus

I've never driven one, but from the racing simulation (I know dont laugh), nothing comes close to the ease and sheer control abilities of this car. If you drive the new M3, you might not like it as much compare to the Elise- in 0-80 both car will feel the same kind of pull, and during that speed the Elise will far out perform it during any type of cornering... after you drive the Elise the M3 will feel like a heavy elephant. Porsche Boxter/Cayman comes close but still feel heavy compare to the Elise..

 

IMO, one of the best things about this car is the rock solid Toyota powerplant - you should have no issues at all with it.

 

When I lived in Mexico, I knew the head of the Lotus dealer there and he was well over 6 feet.

 

There are quite a few issues with the powerplant I am on my 3rd Lotus, build quality is far from perfect.

There is a reason I have a Lexus and other cars in the garage. THen again if you are a sucker for punishment as I am, I love British cars, and my 67mini still has the Lucas electronics.

However, driving feel is unparallel in the Lotus. You buy it as a non compromise car.

 

It sounds like a fun car. I want to drive one and potentially buy it down the road if I like. What are the production numbers? Are there only a few of them out there?

 

Excellent car. Only thing better in the US (to me) is the Ariel Atom my neighbor has, excellent car as well.

You are welcome to come drive mine if you are down here. Don't buy from Norm Baker, horrible dealer, but you can go test drive one.

Few thousand coming to the US per year.

05 and 06 are 190 HP Elise
06 has the Exige, NA 190 hp (only 300 made)
07 has NA Elise 190 hp
07 also saw SC/intercooled Exige S 220HP

08 introduced Elise SC, non intercooled, 220HP
08 Exige S220 non intercooled/SC 220HP
08 EXige S240-intercooled/SC 240HP

There is also the Lotus Cup cars and the Lotus 211 (all not street legal)

Any specific questions, feel free to PM me. We are also always at Spring Mountain (hour outside of Vegas) and run the Lotus Challenge Series, you are welcome to come and check out the cars there.

Next year I am picking up a Noble M400, now that is a Lotus on steroids, 560hp.

Good luck.