[Z-man]

Simply put: the car is comletely one-dimensional. It has but one purpose: to turn. Very, very well. The Elise/Exige is a go kart on crystal methylamphetamine.

I instructed in one at a DE last year -- it was an absolute blast! The car turns so well, it is almost telepathic in translating driver inputs into motion. It is light, nimble, and with a low-polar moment of inertia due to it's weight distribution it can turn. turn turn!

Is it a good daily driver? I'd love to have one! I had a Toyota MR2 for a couple of years prior to Porsche ownership and took it often to work. It was fun to drive. I suspect the Lotus would make my morning and afternoon commute exponentially more enjoyable than the MR2.

The Lotus Elise gets 24/29 mpg, while the Exige gets around 23/29. That's not a bad commuter car, given the current cost of gas...

In my case -- if I weren't so involved with PCA, and if I didn't dump so much money into my 944S2, I'd be seriously considering a Lotus as a track car/daily commuter car. (I would keep my Ford Explorer Sport Trac for when I needed more room, of course!)

-Z-man.