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Old 12-19-2000, 12:05 PM   #16
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Wonderful improvement from it's last time, but it still has a ways to go to catch up with that Gemballa.

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Old 02-23-2001, 05:02 PM   #17
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I would rate them as follows:
Lotus
Viper
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About the Nurburgring, what about the Mosler Raptor, or the new MT900 (especially with a Lingenfelter vette engine.) In the states, they are production cars (the company is run by a near billionaire, Warren Mosler, and he doesn't care that his company loses money, he likes making bitchin cars). IT has won the one lap of America several times (beating modified skylines(!)) I think at the Nurburgring, it would be less than 8 minutes. What do you guys think?
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Old 02-23-2001, 07:06 PM   #18
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Yeah, all of Mosler's cars could kick some arse there. Did you read the article in C&D?
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Old 02-23-2001, 07:38 PM   #19
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Yup, I ahve subscribed to C&D for 4 years. Enzo, what do you subscribe to/read? I think many car nuts like myself would like to know, as you obviously have a great deal of knowledge. I also subscribe to R&T, MT and Automobile.
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Old 02-23-2001, 11:59 PM   #20
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Well, I have never had a car mag subscription. I almost got one to SCC, but I soon got disinterested...they became too much like Super street, basing a lot of their articles on cool looking cars, rather than performance oriented rides.

I like Automobile magazine a lot. I think they have some good articles, but Cogito Ergo Zoom is my favorite. C&D, R&T and MT are all great too, but they all seem to be from the same source...I think they share everything and then just write three articles, and make three covers.

Right now I'm living in the dorms, so if I got a subscription I would have to worry about getting it redirected when I move out. I plan on getting an Automobile subscription, and probably Road and Track next year.

Oh, Sports Car international is AWESOME!
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Old 05-21-2002, 09:32 AM   #21
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the viper is the best looking of the bunch......
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Old 10-01-2002, 09:25 AM   #22
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My choice has to be:
Esprit
Ferrari
Viper <---too common:o
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Old 03-12-2003, 09:10 AM   #23
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The viper is the best, but I like the Ferrari too. It is a more styleish car then the viper.
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Old 03-13-2003, 09:40 AM   #24
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lotus esprit!!!!!!! sweet
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Has anyone driven all three.. the 2003 viper on performance .. overall
the lotus and F355 are a te in styling though i think the lotus can handle the
Ferrari.

I've raced a lotus espirit on a autocross course.. Steeda's test course.. '' the use it for the steeda Q and trying to figure how to beat the Rx7tt in the cold..

and the Firehawk with out the Nos just the Stroker man handled the Lotus.. it was fun a fun race the firehawks are built with a !le suspension and mine was further modified.. so amybe it wasn't so fair but his boost was set at about 9-10 over stock.
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Cool

The Dodge Viper GTS would beat both of them without a doubt.

http://www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/lotus.html

http://www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/f355_f1.html

http://www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/gts.html

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Re: Lotus Esprit V8 vrs Ferrari F355 vrs Viper GTS

If you want to compare speeds of different sportscars consider this page http://www.fastestlaps.com
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