best lightweight sports car

[jump15vc]

whats the best lightweight sports car ever?
i like the ariel atom, so pure

[M3GTR33]

Lotus Exige or Elise, unlike the Atom, it is atleast semi drivable on the streets.

[BMW325]

what makes the Exige more driveable on the streets than the Atom?
the doors?
I would take the Atom over the Exige as my ONLY car anyday...if youre gonna go hardcore, go way hardcore

but yeah, an Elise makes a bit more sense for everyday use

[dimlight]

Nsx-r

[Matra et Alpine]

Gordon Murrays Rocket.

[coolieman1220]

Ferrari FXX.

[dimlight]

thought we were talking about affordable sports cars not supercars.. in that case!!! Ferrari F40.

[LotusLocost]

Any Lotus Super Seven replika... Or original of course...
Caterham, Westfield, Luego, Striker, MK... etc. etc.
Can`t beat the value for your money in anything else..
And that it`s reachable for any body.. As in: YOU can actually buy or/and build one yourself, without the biggest bank account..
And you also get the driving adventures of your life!!

Ariel atom gets the second place

[Street_Dreamer]

light sportscar: Caterham CSR 260, or maybe a RADICAL, or Ariel atom... or Donkervoort (is that the one? i can't remember, just set a new ring record, like a Caterham a bit)

light supercar: Zonda F

[Guest]

thought we were talking about affordable sports cars not supercars.. in that case!!! Ferrari F40.

Ariel atom is lighter and faster, and probably handles better...

[dimlight]

Ariel atom is lighter and faster, and probably handles better...

It probably does... but those twin turbos working that V8 .. booomchakalaka dude!!! and it weighs almost the same as a lotus elise.

[johnnynumfiv]

Mini cooper

[PerfAdv]

Since the heart of a car is its engine...Ariel Atom 2.

Atom 2 power if from the new 2.0 Honda iVTEC engine now regarded as the best 4 cylinder production engine in the world. ~from Ariel site

[:Exige:]

My personal favourite is the Radical SR8. A Caterham R600 would be nice though If I had to choose between a (relitively) practical one, it would be the Ultima GTR 640.

[KM2]

SR8 would be my favourite as well (fastest around the ring 6.55) with that lovely V8. Only problem is that the engine supposedly needs a rebuild every 30 hours, making it a bad road car from that perspective