Best Elise for 'touring'
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Im still doing legwork before buying one of these cars. Ive got up to about 19k to spend. Im wanting a car that in addition to some 'splash and dash' type local fun will also be ok for a run over to france with a few clothes thrown into some hand luggage to sample the european roads and culture.
Ive read all the threads on the power vs weight vs torque etc and all the 111R v 111s discussions but as an all round package which in terms of 'comfort' and tourability what are the views on the most suitable derivative.
Apologies if this has been discussed but Ive been through all the searches and cant find anything specific
Ive read all the threads on the power vs weight vs torque etc and all the 111R v 111s discussions but as an all round package which in terms of 'comfort' and tourability what are the views on the most suitable derivative.
Apologies if this has been discussed but Ive been through all the searches and cant find anything specific
jb111s said:
The later spec 111s's were built alongside the 111r's so had the same touring refinements and were just as well put together!
What model year onwards am i looking for in getting a 111 s/r in a good build quality spec. Why is there a difference in the 2 on the earlier modelsaea730 said:
jb111s said:
The later spec 111s's were built alongside the 111r's so had the same touring refinements and were just as well put together!
What model year onwards am i looking for in getting a 111 s/r in a good build quality spec. Why is there a difference in the 2 on the earlier modelsThere's a reason there aren't many on the market & there are loads of 111r's. Everyone realises how good they are & don't want to sell them
You get the same luxury, build quality of the 111r's but with less weight & better fuel consumption.
Without being obviously biased ideally you may want to try out both. Bear in mind the 111r has servo assisted brakes & different engine characteristics than a 111s. You may prefer the 2nd cam madness & easier brakes of the 111r, or you may prefer the 111s's nimbleness & different power delivery. You don't know until you sit behind the wheel of them both.
Edited by jb111s on Sunday 6th July 21:40
Without even driving it, the best elise for touring will be the supercharged.
You can speck it for touring, the added torque of the SC makes for easy (lazy)gear change.
After doing long runs with a 240R, the 240 was far leaner on fuel so I have no doubt that the SC would behave similarly.
You can speck it for touring, the added torque of the SC makes for easy (lazy)gear change.
After doing long runs with a 240R, the 240 was far leaner on fuel so I have no doubt that the SC would behave similarly.
kambites said:
Engine makes no real difference for touring (except for the horrendous fuel consumption on the Toyota engined cars). Lotus were constantly improving the refinement - get the latest car you can.
Well I can easily get >35mpg if I really want to, so I'd not call that bad for the performance it gives.LivinLaVidaLotus said:
kambites said:
Engine makes no real difference for touring (except for the horrendous fuel consumption on the Toyota engined cars). Lotus were constantly improving the refinement - get the latest car you can.
Well I can easily get >35mpg if I really want to, so I'd not call that bad for the performance it gives.Gooby said:
LivinLaVidaLotus said:
kambites said:
Engine makes no real difference for touring (except for the horrendous fuel consumption on the Toyota engined cars). Lotus were constantly improving the refinement - get the latest car you can.
Well I can easily get >35mpg if I really want to, so I'd not call that bad for the performance it gives.Gassing Station | Elise/Exige/Europa/340R | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff