it costs way too much dammit
END OF STORY!!!
uhh… the Lotus Espirit TT V8, can’t even get out of the 13’s
drag racing aint everything!!
since when ???
thats what the C5R is for
What the C5R has to do with this? The topic started about spending 40k on a car, and IMHO, I want the complete package, the lotus Elise has it. Not only that you’ll get more pussy that you can shake a stick at when you roll up in an Lotus Elise…
General Specifications
Price: $40,930 (destination + $795)
Curb Weight: 1,975 lbs.
Weight Distribution F/R: 40/60
Fuel Capacity: 10.5 gal.
Warranty: 3 year/36,000 mile
Rust-through: 8years / unlimited Wheel Base: 90.6 in.
Track: Front-57.3 in. / Rear-59.3 in. Length: 149.0 in. Width: 67.7 in.
Height: 43.9 in.
Ground Clearance: 5.0 in.
Production first year: 2,000 units(approx)
Performance (estimated)
0 to 60 in 4.9 seconds
Quarter Mile in 13.1 seconds
Lateral Grip: 1.0 G
Braking distance 60-0 mph: 105 ft
Braking distance 80-0 mph: 188 ft
0 to 100 in 12.6 seconds
Top Speed: 150 mph
Speed 700-ft slalom: 71 mph
Fuel Economy city : 26 mpg
Fuel Economy hwy: 38 mpg
Engine and Drivetrain
Engine: 2ZZ-GE dohc 16V inline-4
Bore x Stroke: 82.0 x 85.1 mm
Engine Size: 1796 cc
Compression Ratio: 11.5:1
HP: 187 bhp @ 7800 rpm
Torque: 133 lb-ft @ 6800 rpm
Engine Redline: 8300 rpm
Fuel Delivery: elect. sequential port
Fuel: 91 octane Transmission: 6-speed manual (C64)
1st: 3.12:1
2nd: 2.05:1
3rd:1.48:1
4th: 1.17:1
5th: .92:1
6th: .82:1
Final Drive: 4.53:1
Engine rpm @ 60mph: 3000
Chassis & Body
Layout: Mid Engine / Rear Drive
Wheels: 16 x 5 1/2 F / 17 x 7 1/2 R
Tires: Yokohama; 175/55R-16 F 225/45R-17 R
Steering Type: Rack & Pinion Brake System: f&r 11.1-in. drilled & vented discs, with ABS
Suspension: Front-upper & lower A-arms, tube shocks, coil springs, anti-roll bar / Rear-upper & lower A-arms, tube shocks, coil springs
Put my engine in a go kart and it would be fast too. :rolleyes: That thing is tiny, ugly, and has no room for my kids. Plus I would hate to be in a wreck in that thing.
- saftey
- not family friendly
Both of those put that car waaay down the list of cars I would want.
hahaha. thats true. 
Hehehe,
It’s not a go cart it’s a pure sports car designed from the ground up to be fast, handle, and look good. Of course it’s tiny, of course it has no room for kids… It’s a sport car…
If someone said what car would you get for 40k for the family and kids that has performance too I’d surely pick something else besides the Pontiac GTO.
- G35 AWD Sedan
Good luck on the GTO when winter hits around here…
snow tires and sand in the back… plus the heavy IRS to… what did your parents do when winter came? FWD wasn’t really around
Well,
Considering we lived in two states that required you have to have 4WD as a kid we had a 1978 Jeep Grand Cherokee with quadra-trac 
Wyoming - fucking cold…
Arizona - Elevation was well over 8000ft.
We had another car a buick station wagon but when the weather was way bad my mom would just drop my dad at work. In Arizona they cheated, the school bus had a plow on the front and chains…
I never knew people lived in Wyoming.
I thought the reason why Wyoming could never have a professional sports team was because the team roster could not exceed the state population.
Ok… you got me there, but most people in Pittsburgh made due with RWD cars
winter beaters > *
