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Originally Posted by trans-am-kid
I like lotus, but lotus isnt as good as the chrysler me4. The me4 could do 210 in fifth gear, out of seven. No offense to anyone, but can european car beat the "crapy-american" car?
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No offense taken, but If you are defining an automobile's worth simply by it's top speed in a giving gear then I do believe you've missed the points made here. Simply stating that "lotus isn't as good as the chrysler me4" leaves me wanting some additonal commentary to back up your claim.
I will assume you are talking about the elise specifically, not just any lotus that may have been built in the past....or may perhaps be built in the future .....such as.....the Chrysler me4. You are correct, the elise is has nowhere near the target performance specs of this car, but until the car actually exists, there is no use really arguing about it.
There is indeed a prototype of the Me4 that shows a great deal of promise for being an amazing car if it ever reaches production. You can read about it here ...
http://forums.autoweek.com/thread.js...10130&tstart=0
In conclusion, I believe that although Mackor-Jo may have been a little brusque in his rant, he does make some very good points.
I am an American myself in fact, I live in LA. Perhaps the German heritage I have leads me to a more European view of what a car should be, but I do believe a good car should be able to take corners with reasonable grace, and be built with a bit of refinement. In the past, American cars have had great shortcomings in both of these areas.
Perhaps the Me4 could help change this, but you can't really call it a "crapy-american" car either. You would have to call it a "crappy American/German" car, because that is what it would be. Remember, it is half Mercedes.
B.T.W. I think the new Ford GT has broken the the "unrefined-ungraceful" mold and has shown itself to be a fatastic all-around exotic.