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The lotus is a very cool car from a design and performance standpoint, but it is horribly ugly.

It seems that everything that I have heard of the elise puts it at well under 2000lbs, it's not that easy to get a 911 under 2000 lbs is it? And as for the miata, I will be selling my 911 soon (temporarily for financial reasons), and in the years time that I don't have a 911 I will probably be driving a miata. I've done some research, stock, depending upon the year they start at anywhere between 2200 and 2400 lbs, and they are running around 130 hp. I think it will be fun in the meantime, but it doesn't sound like competition for an Elise unless you drop some weight and install one of the turbo or supercharger kits.