eurasian lotus exige

nizzan1984 · Post by **nizzan1984** » July 10, 2007

tommybanzai wrote:didn't the elises' come with a type r motor in them at one time...??...it just came across my mind. And i don't feel like internet whoring to find out right now...ha!

the ariel atom did but not the elise...

Builtb18b1 · Post by **Builtb18b1** » July 10, 2007

That thing is so sick! I've always been a big fan of lotus'.

Post by 77 » July 10, 2007

JDMJedi wrote:I remember seeing there was a Elise with an Integra Type R motor in it. It smoked the shit out of a Ford Mustang Cobra R. It was in Sport Compact Car, maybe 2 years ago or so. Freaking nasty, not made by Elise, some shop out west did it.

ToByTuNeD wrote:There was an importer (Sun Racing, Phoenix something or another comes to mind) who swapped out the Rover 4s and put in the Type R engines to be US emissions-compliant. I don't recall ever seeing a from-the-factory Honda powered Elise.

That's why this is stupid.

Edit: Sun International

Mhmm... look up a few posts.
Loyal readers will remember our last test of the Sun International Elise from the June '01 issue. In that test, the car was in an early configuration without all the go-fast goodies fitted this time. Sun International founder Tom Cahalane brought out the big guns.

Conrad · Post by **Conrad** » July 10, 2007

JDMJedi wrote:no it wasn't a factory car. It was some tuning shop. Because they mentioned the fact that the standard elise with the 2ZZ motor wouldn't stand a chance. This car also had brakes, suspension, and wheel upgrandes.

Well yes because of the upgraded brakes, suspension, and wheel upgrades...