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Originally Posted by dd74 View Post
Local news has profiled the Tesla-Elise lookalike a few times, and have essentially said it is the "green" Ferrari of our day (or Lotus Elise of our day - your pick).

I've seen similar Tesla-Elise types on Coldwater Canyon, through the sweepers on Sepulveda and on Mulholland, and yep, the car is very fast and handles very well - at least on those streets.

Would I still rather own a true Elise? At mid-$20K on the used market, without question I would. Besides which, the little Toyota four-cylinder engine in the Elise can't be that environmentally/economically unfriendly.
if the car you saw was silver or red there's a good chance that was me. The car is wicked fast and for it's weight handles exceptionally well
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