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Old 10-29-2003, 09:20 AM
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Lotus will begin selling the 2005 Elise in the USA soon. It has a 190 HP engine from the celica GT-S in it. Do you think the the Lotus will be faster and handle better then the S2000?
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Yes.
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Old 10-29-2003, 09:57 AM
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The S2000 has no chance.
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the only place the S2000 **may** win would be acceleration from 100mph (or so) on up........ the extra 50hp will compensate for the weight...... i think the top speed of the S2000 is about 10mph higher than the Elise.

Maybe if they race around daytona the S2000 would win...eventually....
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Yeah, you do have a point there. But under most circumstances I think we can safely say the Elise will school us pretty easily.
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Road and track Estimates 4.6 0-60 ----12.0!! 1/4
I know mag racing but those numbers are way better than ours.
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It will be faster. It's a more raw sports car for sure. Think of it as how an s2000 type r would perform.
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Many people can't wait till it arrives. I can't wait till they start to mod it.

Isn't there a turbo kit out for the GT-S?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2000raj
It will be faster.
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Just curious - didn't they consider using the B18C5 from the Integra Type R? What made them choose the Celica motor over the Integra's?
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