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FTD · 12-11-2007, 10:23 AM

Regarding the Elise: "The best-handling sports car we know". That surprises me. I saw it really dissed by 986Forum members. Maybe a test drive would be a fun thing to do. Someone brought one to an autocross, but he DNFd every run so we didn't get time comparisons.

Brucelee · 12-11-2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FTD

Regarding the Elise: "The best-handling sports car we know". That surprises me. I saw it really dissed by 986Forum members. Maybe a test drive would be a fun thing to do. Someone brought one to an autocross, but he DNFd every run so we didn't get time comparisons.

I don't know how well it handles, but it is the tightest cockpit I have ever seen.

fatmike · 12-11-2007, 02:36 PM

I've never driven an Elise, but I have shotgun. What's the Elise weigh? 1900 lbs? Mid-engine. Tuned suspension.

Imagine what the Boxster could do if it was half a ton lighter...

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Kirk · 12-11-2007, 02:44 PM

The Boxster/Cayman are back on Car and Driver's top ten list too. Just got mine in the mail yesterday and was not surprised to see it there.

dmcutter · 12-11-2007, 04:13 PM

I also drove a Mazdaspeed 3 a couple weeks ago. That thing is a damned hoot, too, and from what I saw on some Mazda forums it would not be hard at all to get 400 hp out of that engine. Despite everything they did programing wise, though, the torque steer was quite pronounced...I can only imagine how hard that thing would be to hustle down the Tail of the Dragon...