Two yellow Honda-powered 2-seaters
08-08-2002, 10:36 AM
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personally, i'm not too fond of that car. i agree with darnold...looks like a dune buggy! the shade of yellow is pretty nasty (IMO) too....too much orange in it. doesn't jump out at you like the spa does.
08-09-2002, 06:11 AM
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Over here Elises are pretty common.
Most of them are around 5.7 sec 0-60. S is rated in same reviews at 5.5 sec.
Elise will beat an S to 30mph because of its light weight, then the S catches up and its goodbye Elise.
VERY VERY spartan inside - pretty noisy and relatively uncomfortable. Dreadful clip-on canvas roof on earlier models.
Slightly better handling. Great as a second car for weekends, though. No real storage.
Similar price. In my book the S wins every time. That's why I bought one. 3 of my friends have Elises though because you don't have to wait so long for one.
Most of them are around 5.7 sec 0-60. S is rated in same reviews at 5.5 sec.
Elise will beat an S to 30mph because of its light weight, then the S catches up and its goodbye Elise.
VERY VERY spartan inside - pretty noisy and relatively uncomfortable. Dreadful clip-on canvas roof on earlier models.
Slightly better handling. Great as a second car for weekends, though. No real storage.
Similar price. In my book the S wins every time. That's why I bought one. 3 of my friends have Elises though because you don't have to wait so long for one.
08-09-2002, 11:39 AM
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The Sun International Elise is powered by a Spoon sourced ITR engine. develops well over 200HP and makes this little guy flies like a rocket. My good buddy has one (actually the first customer car from Sun Int.) and I can attest that the little bugger smokes. Can zip the quarter mile on par with a Viper and goes 0-60 close to 4 flat. Needless to say put it on a track and it's hard to compete with, even when you're cruising in a 996 911TT.
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08-10-2002, 12:21 AM
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Originally posted by x0017-
Is it me, or does the Elise look like pikachu?
(Yup, I registered just to post that)
Is it me, or does the Elise look like pikachu?
(Yup, I registered just to post that)
How much horsepower does the stock elise have? How many horses does the B18C5 push out?
08-10-2002, 08:07 AM
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I like the looks of the cars, and the colors are great. But you need to learn a thing or two about picture composition. Next time, park the cars (or take the picture from a different angle) so that there is not a pole growing out from the top of it. Both of your pictures show a pole on either the S2000 or the Elise 
08-10-2002, 09:19 AM
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Hey..they look like little Tyco RCs! 
Not a problem...the pole didn't throw me off any. I don't think that author was expecting any National Geographic marvel when the shots were taken.
Asif
Not a problem...the pole didn't throw me off any. I don't think that author was expecting any National Geographic marvel when the shots were taken.
Asif
08-12-2002, 08:57 AM
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Originally posted by xpander4
The elise with the type-r motor walks all over a stock S2000....and lets not even talk about braking and handling
The elise with the type-r motor walks all over a stock S2000....and lets not even talk about braking and handling
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