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Originally posted by Moppie
[But also expect the next Elise to be bigger and fatter for the US market, I predict it will have thinge like Electric windows and A/C. All things missing from the current models. By US Standards it will still be a light weight ultra agile road legal race car, but considering you can lift a frount corner of the current car with one hand it will be fat and bloated.
Of course that is assuming Lotus do target the car at the US, if not then it will stay the ultimate sports car that it is. 
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If this was to happen then it would no longer be an Elise. Maybe in name, but certainly not in spirit. They're supposed to be stripped out, no-compromise sports cars to achieve the low weight and superb handling. They'll probably even trash it's sweet looks by sticking on ugly bumpers (sorry, fenders) just like they did with the E-type
Oh, sorry, this was a poll. If the performance was the same I'd take the Ferrari (or maybe an Aston Martin Vanquish). The engines have more character, they look beautiful and it'd be worth more at trade-in time.