Katie Kelly wrote:
>This isn't for my boss. This is for my own fantasy. First, I must say that I
>have been a Lotus fan since before I was born. Second, I think I've solved
>my "which car to choose" dilemma.
>
>Last Sunday, I got to sit in Patrick Jones' beautiful Lotus Elise. It's the
>exact same color as my Lotus dune buggy pedal car I had when I was three. I
>can reach the pedals.
>
>Does anyone know if Lotus will export actual street versions of the Lotus
>Elise anytime soon?
>
>Not that I'd ever be able to really afford one, but it never hurts to
>plan...
>
>Katie K.
I've been lusting after an Elise myself since I spent most '95 and '96
working in the UK, and read every snippet in the US press I can find. My
understanding is that the idea of exporting the Elise to the US as a street
car is dead again. However there is a new model based on it - a hard top
version like the competition Elise and a 240 hp V6 engine (most likely from
Renault) that is supposedly targeted at US export. Then again, ownership
of Lotus seems to be changing frequently enough to make any so called
"plans" suspect.
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