Okay, talking about FWD Elans, I will just give you my impression. When
it first came out, the driveline was secondary to its gorgeous lines. It
was modern looking yet had no ability to blend it traffic. It really
looks like its waiting to move when looking at it in person. Cute and
purpose filled. When I went to Vancouver a few years ago and took a used
one for a test drive. It was a gorgeous BRG with the black interior,
complete with yellow leather inserts. The dealer took me out to the area
arounf the local university which is all 50 kph zones and we switched
spaces. The corners were third to fourth gear types and I soon realized I
was doing 150 k's. It was incredible. It actually felt like it was all
wheel drive. There were no scary moments or anything, the car simply
stuck to the road. Not in a Jap car way where there is no handling, just
grip; it just did the job as it was designed to do by masterfull
engineers. Unlike Jap cars it didnt make you feel confident and then
later bite your ass...if anything it made you feel like it was easy, but
it would scare you at the same time because you knew the car could do so
much better with a real driver. Before this I thought FWD was rather a
strange option but these thoughts faded away when I drove the car. If
purists want to claim that FWD is too modern and not part of the Lotus
paradigm, then perhaps we should include good reliability in that pool. I
just suggest that you drive the car, you will want one...not becasue it's
a Lotus, but becasue it is what a Lotus should be. In fact I compare the
car to my parents Rolls Royce, it has a ride like a Cadillac, yet eats
the corners better than most American sport sedans, and many other sports
cars at that. Is a Rolls supposed to be sporty?
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