A very fast, ultra lightweight, aluminum chassis, hand built british sports car that has better grip than virtually anything on the market today (more than an enzo). This machine was designed to own the track, and should only be sold to buyers with a certain degree of driving skill, not posers who just want to look cool.
by Wayne234 November 2, 2005
by Demarates May 11, 2006
It's not how fast it can go. It's how your heart beats in a few seconds. We have to say that as it doesn't go terribly fast, however those that drive it are frequently terrified.
It doesn't really matter that the ride and handling of the Lotus Elise is hard and uncomfortable, or that its dull uncommunicative steering, painfully slow throttle response, dreadful braking and ridiculous aerodynamics all contribute to the Lotus experience of poor performance.
What really matters is when you get others in the hair styling industry to give you respect.
Try driving a Lotus Elise and you'll realise you may as well have bought a Fisher Price car.
It doesn't really matter that the ride and handling of the Lotus Elise is hard and uncomfortable, or that its dull uncommunicative steering, painfully slow throttle response, dreadful braking and ridiculous aerodynamics all contribute to the Lotus experience of poor performance.
What really matters is when you get others in the hair styling industry to give you respect.
Try driving a Lotus Elise and you'll realise you may as well have bought a Fisher Price car.
by Encylopaedia.com October 15, 2004
less handsome, more expensive toyota for stewardesses or grown men who watch "speed racer" but have never driven a mazda miata
by lexicali slim September 21, 2009
The best lightweight handling sports car by a million miles, nothing comes close to the precision feedback, brakes, handling and everyday useability of an Elise, a modern day classic that is unlikely to be ever eclipsed.
by WHITEWEDGE November 28, 2009