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Old 02-02-2005, 03:55 PM  
volante
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Originally Posted by aiken
Rear engine, rear drive, nearly perfect weight balance... by all accounts, it's like driving a kart.
It is - I've driven one flat out around the Silverstone circuit in England, and it is by far the best handling car I've ever driven. At 190hp, the engine feels a little underpowered but the handling more than makes up for it, and in the corners you'll outrun just about anything on the planet. If you're worried about fitting in - well, I'm 6' tall and had no problems once I was in (getting in is awkward with the roof on though).

Just don't expect to do your weekly grocery shopping in one though.

And ANYBODY who thinks an Elise is a "girl's car" in more interested in image than driving and should stick to blinging up Escalades and thinking old 'Vettes are sports cars.
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