Porsche 718 Boxster S versus Lotus Elise Cup 250 - Review - two great sports cars driven - Autocar
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Date: 2022-04-17
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juan
Drawbacks of of Lotus. Toyota engine. So the engine may seem great. However, may as well have a nice Honda lump with true Vtec. Porsche Boxster is madw more for American housewives to put one of them tiny little dogs in a Louis Vuitton bag and floss up and down Hollywood Boulevard. I shall always prefer a S2000 over any Boxster. However, the s2000 has been off the scene for 9 years already. The Boxster is just too boring these days and has no real fun. Sadly all new cars have no soul. They're all like white household goods. Kitted up with tech you wont need. Aside from a nice stereo, air con, heater and elec windows. What else do you actually need? Ok. maybe a use or cigarette socket which should come as standard these days.
But on a modern day sports vehicle with 2 doors, you dont need the elec windows so much. I'd rather a brake bias switch.
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Drawbacks of of Lotus. Toyota engine. So the engine may seem great. However, may as well have a nice Honda lump with true Vtec. Porsche Boxster is madw more for American housewives to put one of them tiny little dogs in a Louis Vuitton bag and floss up and down Hollywood Boulevard. I shall always prefer a S2000 over any Boxster. However, the s2000 has been off the scene for 9 years already. The Boxster is just too boring these days and has no real fun. Sadly all new cars have no soul. They're all like white household goods. Kitted up with tech you wont need. Aside from a nice stereo, air con, heater and elec windows. What else do you actually need? Ok. maybe a use or cigarette socket which should come as standard these days.
But on a modern day sports vehicle with 2 doors, you dont need the elec windows so much. I'd rather a brake bias switch.
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kabob21
Anybody that would opt for a Lotus over the Porsche for daily driving has never owned one. I tried to drive my '05 Elise as often as possible for nearly 3 years but it leaked in the cabin and trunk on rainy days, the windscreen would fog over if the windows were rolled up, the suspension was back breaking (I had the track pack) and low-speed maneuvering was a chore with unassisted steering. Maintenance costs were ok, at best. It was a blast for occasional sunny day, smooth road driving or on the track but that's about it.
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Anybody that would opt for a Lotus over the Porsche for daily driving has never owned one. I tried to drive my '05 Elise as often as possible for nearly 3 years but it leaked in the cabin and trunk on rainy days, the windscreen would fog over if the windows were rolled up, the suspension was back breaking (I had the track pack) and low-speed maneuvering was a chore with unassisted steering. Maintenance costs were ok, at best. It was a blast for occasional sunny day, smooth road driving or on the track but that's about it.
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Po
One thing every Porsche owner knows: every car ever made by anyone anywhere will out run their Porsche! Of course almost none of them will. Other day I-m out in my Box and a guy in a black 350z with a wing-yes a wing, and a nice loud exhaust pulls on to the highway spots me an boom he-s on my bumper. Dropped it from 6th to 4th about 5000rpm. Hit 128 when traffic forced me to slow. And he either exited, hid behind a truck, or ran off the road somewhere.
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One thing every Porsche owner knows: every car ever made by anyone anywhere will out run their Porsche! Of course almost none of them will. Other day I-m out in my Box and a guy in a black 350z with a wing-yes a wing, and a nice loud exhaust pulls on to the highway spots me an boom he-s on my bumper. Dropped it from 6th to 4th about 5000rpm. Hit 128 when traffic forced me to slow. And he either exited, hid behind a truck, or ran off the road somewhere.
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Johan
I wonder how many people here have ever driven a porsche and a lotus. I had an Elise before and changed it to an Exige. According driving fun there are very less cars that can compare to a lotus. if you want an every day car, then there are much cheaper options than a porsche. I keep my lotus when I want to drive. I use my other car for the boring things.
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I wonder how many people here have ever driven a porsche and a lotus. I had an Elise before and changed it to an Exige. According driving fun there are very less cars that can compare to a lotus. if you want an every day car, then there are much cheaper options than a porsche. I keep my lotus when I want to drive. I use my other car for the boring things.
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Johan
I wonder how many people here have ever driven a porsche and a lotus. I had an Elise before and changed it to an Exige. According driving fun there are very less cars that can compare to a lotus. if you want an every day car, then there are much cheaper options than a porsche. I keep my lotus when I want to drive. I use my other car for the boring things.
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I wonder how many people here have ever driven a porsche and a lotus. I had an Elise before and changed it to an Exige. According driving fun there are very less cars that can compare to a lotus. if you want an every day car, then there are much cheaper options than a porsche. I keep my lotus when I want to drive. I use my other car for the boring things.
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Robbert
I daily drive my 2001 Elise S2 and my 2013 Elise S3. Just not in winter because of salt. (I just love them too much) I have 2 because I wanted to replace my S2 with something calmer. (S2 is tuned and loud) I love them both too much now to let go of the S2. Both are faultless and have been for many years. Hardly any maintenance costs or depreciation.
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I daily drive my 2001 Elise S2 and my 2013 Elise S3. Just not in winter because of salt. (I just love them too much) I have 2 because I wanted to replace my S2 with something calmer. (S2 is tuned and loud) I love them both too much now to let go of the S2. Both are faultless and have been for many years. Hardly any maintenance costs or depreciation.
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paouvous
It is nice to be light on your feet. It is not nice to be snappy.
I get the feeling the Lotus is exactly that. grips. grips. Grips. CRASHED.
The trick for me is agile car with friendly set of tyres. Kind of like the BRZ-Toyota route.
Everybody mocks them for having the same tyre with the Prius, but there is good reason for that.
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It is nice to be light on your feet. It is not nice to be snappy.
I get the feeling the Lotus is exactly that. grips. grips. Grips. CRASHED.
The trick for me is agile car with friendly set of tyres. Kind of like the BRZ-Toyota route.
Everybody mocks them for having the same tyre with the Prius, but there is good reason for that.
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Ashriq
Hey mate. come on.
U just cant compare both cars directly as its totally different class & different market target.
Its like u comparing pizza & sushi. both are food but most of the people in the world love pizza or atleast would eat it but not like sushi, not everyone love or wouldnt try to eat the shashimi sushi (raw salmon.
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Hey mate. come on.
U just cant compare both cars directly as its totally different class & different market target.
Its like u comparing pizza & sushi. both are food but most of the people in the world love pizza or atleast would eat it but not like sushi, not everyone love or wouldnt try to eat the shashimi sushi (raw salmon.
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Rousseau
As a MASSIVE Porsche fan, I would not buy the 718 Boxster/Cayman, especially if you can pick up a used 981 that's a year old or less for cheaper. The 718 looks uglier, sounds worse, and just is not exciting enough compared to the howling, sonorous engine in even the base 981.
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As a MASSIVE Porsche fan, I would not buy the 718 Boxster/Cayman, especially if you can pick up a used 981 that's a year old or less for cheaper. The 718 looks uglier, sounds worse, and just is not exciting enough compared to the howling, sonorous engine in even the base 981.
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racekar80
Five years from now when the Lotus is falling apart and you try to sell it and see the terrible resale value, and the fact that the limited market for the hard core sports car is almost zero, you will know why the other guy bought the Porsche.
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Five years from now when the Lotus is falling apart and you try to sell it and see the terrible resale value, and the fact that the limited market for the hard core sports car is almost zero, you will know why the other guy bought the Porsche.
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