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Detroit, 3:14 PM
Thu Dec 3
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    brandegee: If he was going for a weight record why didn't he just CF a Series 1 that's already just 720 kg? Earned himself a headline, though. more »
    ph15h: Price for the conversion? more »
    LuciferV8: This is sort of like increasing the displacement on a Viper or revving the S2000's engine another 2,000 or 3,000 rpms higher: An exercise in strengthe... more »
    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Just the thing to offset the weight of my electric conversion project. more »
    John Krewson: You know, I drove one of these things for the site recently, and I also found myself needing to save 66-88 pounds. So I threw Wes out. more »
    GoodOldSasta: With that matte looking finish it almost looks like the car is fuzzy. one may even say....Fur Elise? more »
    Velocitré: I hereby declare FuzzyPlushroom as most-deserving, previously-unbestowed COTD! The kid's pretty good. more »
    1300ccsoffury: Pffft...he left the floor mats in. Poser. more »
    DoctorNine: Looks more like an applique of carbon fiber over the original body work to me. Examine the radius on the edge of the lateral vents in the front bumpe... more »
    Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: Can you? Sure. Should you? Well, if you have the money, why not. It's called a free-ish market economy. Sorta (The China thing derails that analogy) more »
    POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION: Only 66-88lbs in weight savings?!?! I'd have those panels tested for lead! more »
    Plecostomus [Tyrrell]: Wow, no CF wheels, no wing, no real boost to HP. This car is THE LOSE. more »
    Novaload: So what's its carbon footprint? more »
    WheatKing: Now if they shoehorned in a LSx then it'd be worth it.. the biggest problem with this car isn't weight.. it's lack of power. more »
    JC Whitless: This is much like putting Lindsy Lohan in a schoolgirl outfit and giving her a lollipop. How much more of a whore do you need her to be? This is alr... more »
  • #carbonfiberelise

    All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question

    This completely raw carbon fiber 2002 Lotus Elise was built for extreme weight savings, but it poses the question; is the weight savings worth the cost? More »
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