isn't it a toyota powerplant with yamaha heads?

Top speed is estimated at 141 mph. - gay.

 

I, like an idiot expected this topic to be about the old movie.

 

I want one. Who doesnt like a full scale go-kart with insurance?

 

Don't worry, so did I

 

Probably runs out of gearing, needs all that gear down low to run the good 0-60 and 1/4 mile times.

 

Except that the $40,000 Corvette can match or best those 0-60 numbers and still go for another 30mph+ long after the Elise has run out of breath. And the $50,000 Z06 would utterly destroy it with its 3.9 second 0-60 time.

Not to mention a 12.0 1/4 mile with a 4.8 second 0-60 is total bullshit unless the car deploys some sort of rocket booster midway down the track.

The last of the Camaros could run 0-60 in 4.8 seconds and 12.78 in the 1/4 mile and the NSX S-Zero ran 0-60 in 4.8 seconds and a 13.0 1/4 mile.

Your figures aren’t adding up fanboy.

 

Hope i dont offend anyone by saying this but: the corvette z06 in its present form doesnt stand a chance against the elise that is coming, the elise is quite simply an engineer's car, it follows the laws of physics better than the corvette. Mid-engine, rwd, with a hp/weight ratio of 10.4. The corvette while not extremely heavy is over half a ton heavier with a hp/weight ratio of 7.7 and less favorable weight distribution. I also dont believe that there will be a premium over the msrp because there is a waiting list for the elise.

 

Blah Blah Blah. Quit bench racing. Until it comes to the shores and pulls 12.0's and 4.8 0-60 times, IT ISNT TRUE. Sure, the car is an amazing drivers car. But Horsepower to weight isnt everything.

"Horsepower sells cars, Torque wins races." Carrol Shelby.

 

Glad I'm not the only one calling BS on that 1/4 time.

 

It does seem weird.......but it maybe due to the fact it has no torque most of the way to 60mph for that "slow" 0-60 run. But after the vvtl-i kicks after 6k rpms for the rest of the run (assuming you keep it in vvtl-i) it's gonna be the hp/weight ratio that counts for the 1/4mi. VVTL-i > Vtec