Fastest ground coverer....

[whiteballz]

this one.

[clutch-monkey]

^ steering wheels in on the retarded side though [/fail]

[aNOBLEman]

^ steering wheels in on the retarded side though [/fail]

It's on the non-retarded side for me. [/win]

[clutch-monkey]

for covering british country lanes as per this thread it is on the retarded side though

[Rotary.freak]

for covering british country lanes as per this thread it is on the retarded side though

Touche...

[Rotary.freak]

^ the lotus uses a toyota drivetrain. explain how that would be expensive to maintain, when even a porsche isn't

i wasn't sure how expensive it would be, that's why i said I would imagine. lotus just seems an expensive car to maintain for the avg joe.

[Turbo.Jenkens]

Lots
Of
Trouble
Usually
Serious

... or so I've heard. I would imagine this doesn't apply to the Elise/Exige as much as it does classic Lotus and Esprits.

I can't speak from experience, but common sense suggest lots of torque + AWD is hell on the sti's drivetrain.

Isn't enjoyment more important than outright speed?

I'd personally choose the Lotus regardless of it being faster or slower.

Couldn't agree more.

[gtsgtsgt]

Exige S for me

[bruxell]

Isn't enjoyment more important than outright speed?

I'd personally choose the Lotus regardless of it being faster or slower.

Agreed, and not to lose the point too much, but why not a Westfield XI, and go for maximum enjoyment at less than half the cost of the Lotus? Just a thought.

[kingofthering]

Agreed, and not to lose the point too much, but why not a Westfield XI, and go for maximum enjoyment at less than half the cost of the Lotus? Just a thought.

Apparently, Mr.Kipling's magazine doesn't care about the Westfield XI, because he's not going to test one.

[Ferrer]

^ the lotus uses a toyota drivetrain. explain how that would be expensive to maintain, when even a porsche isn't

Well it's based on a Toyota drivetrain, but it is modified by Lotus. I guess that's where it could go wrong.

[clutch-monkey]

i wasn't sure how expensive it would be, that's why i said I would imagine. lotus just seems an expensive car to maintain for the avg joe.

Well it's based on a Toyota drivetrain, but it is modified by Lotus. I guess that's where it could go wrong.

if anything i'd say the sti would be more costly and complex to maintain. but i don't really know about a lot of the lotus' bespoke bits. i suppose given british history they might be made of leakages and rust

[digitalcraft]

Are we talking about the new STi here? You want to look good when you go flying off a cliff so I'd go with the Exige

[Rotary.freak]

He hasn't exactly made clear the roads he's gonna be driving on.. Are you gonna rally the car? Because then the choice is pretty obvious...

[whiteballz]

Lots
I can't speak from experience, but common sense suggest lots of torque + AWD is hell on the sti's drivetrain.

Common sense shows that You rarely ever see STI's or WRX's on the side of the road/track broken. I see more toyota's and mitsubishi's than subaru's on the side of the road.