Great post Deeb ...
The Elise is a well balanced car that fits the Chapman design premise - and very fun to drive.
Personally, I feel that a sports car has to be, among many other things, a mid-engined car with at least a V-8. Just a matter of taste.
Lotus cars sold relatively well with 3rd party engines (eg. FORD and Toyota). Never understood why that never turned some peoples noses in the same way when speaking of DeTomasos (????).
BTW, my DeTomaso was my every day driver. Once its back on the road - it will be again.
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