The 4/4 Sport is lighter than a base Elise. To be honest it's my favourite car in the whole range. Although having said that it's not really a competitor due to its somewhat antiquated construction (although therein lies the charm and originality).

I have no idea how flexible the Aero 8 platform is but the Elise (and other models) all come from the same platform which was designed to be as flexible as possible - capable of producing a four-door saloon as much as a small sports car.

I think a light, aluminium chassis sports car powered by the 1.6 PSA/BMW engine (as seen in the Cooper S/elsewhere) would be a riot (and running costs/co2 would be low), I guess the problem would be keeping costs down and production capability.

Last edited by Cicerone; 12/10/10 06:51 AM.