419BHP Elise

[tony wright]

I'm new to this forum and debating as to which car to buy next, I've just come across the above car on a German web site for sale.

I've read a bit about the 190 Elise but "419BHP" this has got to be one very,very,quick car. At over 100,000 euro a bit out of my price range.

[cuzza]

Any chance of a link please?

[abz 7001]

I believe you would be talking about the Esthi, correct me if I am wrong?
Quoted from the makers site...."This is the exciting objective of the Brandes & Dschüdow Automobilmanufaktur GmbH&Co KG i.G. in Münster, Germany.
At the small-series-producers' first project the excellent lightweight properties of the basic vehicle Elise meet up with engines of 173 kW (235 HP) or 308 KW (420 HP) respectively."

Try [url]www.brandes-dschuedow.de
or else
[url]www.pistonheads.com/lotus/elise/default.asp?storyId=6384

[bogie]

Yep - theres a SELOC member (Ken Peg I think) who is awaiting delivery of his new 420bhp Esthi

[abz 7001]

Will this be the first in the country to your knowledge Bogie?

Any idea where it can be seen gracing the tarmac once it arrives???

Edited to avoid causing an identity crisis!

>> Edited by abz 7001 on Thursday 19th June 18:41

[tony wright]

Hope this link works. Actually there are a couple of them for sale.

http://eng.autoscout24.com/home/index/detail.asp?ts=7984935&id=16764633

[xsaravtr]

Would love to see that on TopGear...

[clanger]

Yep former Exige owner Ken Pegg has bought an Esthi - he's v enthusiatic about it (see www.exiges.com for details).

EVO mag last month did a feature on it - IIRC it max'd out at 179mph! - best part, Audi engine can be chipped to 600bhp!! - v tasty

[bogie]

abz 7001 said:

Will this be the first in the country to your knowledge Bogie? Any idea where it can be seen gracing the tarmac once it arrives??? Edited to avoid causing an identity crisis! >> Edited by abz 7001 on Thursday 19th June 18:41

yep - first one, probably at a SELOC event when it arrives www.seloc.org