Didn't mean to cause offence with your VR4 being both 4WD and turbo'ed. It's probably a very nice car but not for me. I'm from the UK and tracks over here are usually small, twisty and have short straights which is why a turbo'ed car isn't suitable as I need something thats quick out of the corners with instant punch rather than waiting for the turbo to spool up.
The TVR is a bit out of my price range but I saw a Chimera TVR at a recent track day and it was trounced on by much smaller cheaper cars with bigger power-to-weight ratios.
Correct me if I'm wrong but do US Elise's come with a 1800cc Type-R engine. Over here you get an 1800 K-Seires Rover engine and pay around £15-20k ($18-25k).