Editing Newbie mistakes (section)

===BHP!!!===

The Elise is a lightweight sports car, so less BHP is not always slower.

*Current Toyota MR2 = 137bhp/ton

*Elise S2 135R = 178bhp/ton

A standard S1 with only 118bhp was something like 165bhp/ton. Every single Elise will do the 0-60 sprint in under 6 seconds.


You need to forget about peak bhp, it means nothing. The figure to think about is your power to weight ratio - bhp/ton, try looking at 0-100 times instead of 0-60 times as that is where you'll see a big difference. 

How often do you ever do a standing start? Me? never, It's usually when you come off a roundabout and accelerate from 40mph.

The 0-60 figure doesn't tell you anything about real world performance.

Also don't forget that the Elise is not built for outright straight line power, if this is something you must get an airplane. © Kevin Ritson.