A couple of videos here:
http://www.sleepy-fish.com/sleepy/Top_Gear_Exige_hi.wmv http://www.sleepy-fish.com/sleepy/Top_Gear_Exige_Stig_hi.wmv
Be warned they're really huge! - but well worth it! British TV at its best... first one is the review of the Exige - they pit it against an Apache helicopter - second is their test driver doing a lap of the test track they have.
James
Gosling, Richard B wrote:
Mark,
I appreciate your thoughts on the Elise. It may be new to America, but here in Europe we have been enjoying it for about 8 or 9 years now, and it's on its second incarnation - it came out back in the days when I used to work at Lotus (although I never got involved in the Elise project, sadly). Since its release it has been the yardstick against which all other cars are measured (and generally fail) in terms of handling. The chassis and suspension guys at Lotus are absolute genius', and what's more they turn up for work each morning as much for the love of the cars they are working on as for the salary - I should know, I used to work with them!
Frankly, even if you could get a Spitfire to be as powerful (with appropriate engine transplant), and about as light, it could never keep up with an Elise. On the straight its mid-engine helps it get the power down onto the road better, and when it comes to the twisty stuff, a Spitfire would be in the hedge at the speeds an Elise could take them. But it would be fun trying!!
Richard Gosling
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