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Originally Posted by 2ndclasscitizen

Yes. It looks like a Saleen S7, with a bit of Murky.

Why didn't they mention that it's basically an Elise? And would Tesla's plant in England be anywhere near the Lotus plant?

The Tesla Roadster will be built by Lotus in Lotus facilities.

They didn't mention that it's "basically an Elise" because it isn't. The car is quite a lot more than just that - many Elise interior bits are borrowed, and the aluminum bonding technology is the same for the frame, but there isn't too much else in common other than that. The chassis is highly modified for Tesla, as in the suspension, braking technology, the entire drivetrain, the body, etc. There's not much left to a car other than that, so it goes to show that it really isn't just an electric Elise at all.