In June 2009 I took the momentous decision to buy a non-MG! I eventually went for a Lotus Elise S2. This is the least powerful version with just 120BHP but so little weight that performance is utterly fantastic and totally blows away any car I have ever owned (and most of the cars you see on the road every day!).
In July 2010 I changed the S2 above for a S2 111R. This has the 190 BHP Toyota engine and brings the 0 - 60 time down to 5 seconds!
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Lotus Elise S2
Lotus Elise S2 Lotus
Elise 111R
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