[Heep]

Drag racing and highway racing aren't anything. Put both of the cars on a bumpy, twisty mountain road with equal drivers and I would bet my life savings on the Esprit. Also, an Esprit is exotic, few people have them; it's going to catch a lot more admiring stares than a 1st gen Eclipse will. For a daily driver, I would take the Eclipse because of it's user-friendliness, but for a fun weekend car like Brian wants, I'd pay the money for the Lotus anyday.