2006 Lotus Elise Customer Car Review™

In the first of our Consumer Car Review(tm) videos, Jon Nigbor gushes about his new 2006 Lotus Elise and takes us for a ride at Sauvie Island and Portland International Raceway.

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[VampyreLegion]

It is a Yamaha Designed engine, it is built by Toyota and tuned by Lotus.

[kazienova]

it has a toyota engine

[eduardoig17]

Does the motors in the window really make that big of a difference? I mean come on. They small lil motors

[Zylotic83]

dream car? i think so!

[csoulellis]

@mattj4554 IT turns out the electric window servos weigh less than the manual setup, so it's now standard with electric windows only LOL

[DrearyBarlow]

OMG! I love this car (surfeit of exclamation marks.)

Just as well I own one. Not with the Toyota engine, but still: everything else feels like a sponge pudding.

And to those who say you can't live with one every day: you can. Because I have. For the past two and a half years. And I'm a porky 40 year old Brit. Just get a bit athletic and turn the stereo up. You'll be fine.

Get your head around this: it's a car that will spoil you for everything else. Except a Caterham.

[mattj4554]

the amount of weight you save from getting roll up windows isn't even 10 pounds. Its not worth it.

[rchassereau]

I was actually learning about the engine and I think this car actually has the same engine as a toyota corolla (plus many other cars). Wikipedia showed that the engine type is a 1zz-fe which is the same. I was kind of surprised by this.

[IITHUND3RCLAPII]

@LtPliskin01 Thanks, i guess ill get a hummer instead.

[LtPliskin01]

@IITHUND3RCLAPII Not sure if serious... No, no, no haha. This car is built for the track or a little weekend fun on your favorite road. You will never be able to stick a suitcase or many groceries into this thing. You'll also be sorry when you have to drive farther than 50 miles. It's horrendously loud and has stiff suspension that will magnify any tiny bumps 10x (great for the track, bad for your back). You'll also have to think of the astronomical insurance rates you'll get with this thing.

[IITHUND3RCLAPII]

Would this be a good first car?

[irobot2009able]

thats a cheezy looking interior for a car of that price range