Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Dernie wrote: > Well said. Nobody makes Sports Cars any more, they are all overweight 2 > seat limos. The nearest after Lotus and Noble are Porsche, who still > make lightish cars but the rest are overweight, even all the Ferraris > bar one. The fashion is power, but whilst extra power will get back the > acceleration lost to the weight, and give a pointless increase in > never-used top speed, the nimbleness, handling and good brakes are > forever lost :-( > Even the Elise is suffering, the Toyota engined one has been "pimped" > as you put it and is about 15% heavier than the K-series car, sad, > acceleration and top speed notwithstanding. > Frank > > > On 29 Jan, 2006, at 04:37, John Collier wrote: > >> gave the big thumbs up to the Lotus Elise. Why would anyone buy >> anything else if you are in the market for a sports car? Does anyone >> else actually even make a sports car anymore? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Power-to-weight ratio, ability to put it down through the gears and minimise the losses to friction of one sort or another and - preferably - make it look nice? Do you think that Chapman had it right? Peter Dzwig Is a shame about the Elise. Like the look of th Exige but somehow it doesn't quite convince me.