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porsche986spyder · 03-29-2007, 02:36 PM

I love the look of that car, but for the price and the fact that the engine is actually nothing more than a 1.8 Ltr 4 cylinder, Toyota Celica GTS engine is very disapointing and over rated. I found out this unfortunate news after I saw one up close. It only has 190Hp! The power to whieght ratio is great, but it still needs more power in my opinion and for the price of a Lotus, they should be able to put a turbo in there.

For those of you who don't belive that its nothing more than a Toyota Celica GTS engine go to this web site.
http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/thecar/engine/toyota.html

Or this one.
http://www.autofieldguide.com/articles/060402.html

03-29-2007, 02:36 PM	#4
porsche986spyder Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,311	I love the look of that car, but for the price and the fact that the engine is actually nothing more than a 1.8 Ltr 4 cylinder, Toyota Celica GTS engine is very disapointing and over rated. I found out this unfortunate news after I saw one up close. It only has 190Hp! The power to whieght ratio is great, but it still needs more power in my opinion and for the price of a Lotus, they should be able to put a turbo in there. For those of you who don't belive that its nothing more than a Toyota Celica GTS engine go to this web site. http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/thecar/engine/toyota.html Or this one. http://www.autofieldguide.com/articles/060402.html Last edited by porsche986spyder; 03-29-2007 at 02:48 PM.