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Old 12-09-09, 12:02 PM
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Supercharged AND Turbocharged making 500hp and weighing only 2150lbs WITH driver.. this thing is insane.








But the noises it makes.. holy CARP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKYKc6kiWIU
 
Old 12-09-09, 12:06 PM
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Do want....
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Old 12-09-09, 07:27 PM
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only one word comes to mind.....hardcore
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One of the youtube comments said it best..it sounds delightfully evil!
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Old 12-09-09, 09:23 PM
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u gotta be like little midget to get in one of those...
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Old 12-09-09, 10:44 PM
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I almost bought that car instead of my NSX. I found a Custom Turbo'd Elise in Seattle that looked appealing.
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Old 12-09-09, 11:08 PM
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This car would give any supercar exotic a run for it's money.

I love the interior!
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Old 12-09-09, 11:50 PM
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Now that is SEX
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Old 12-10-09, 12:06 AM
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holy craaap! what a machine
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Old 12-10-09, 06:46 AM
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I've been following the buildup of this car (actually started as an Elise, I believe), over on the lotustalk forums. Whats amazing is how quickly the owner actually built the thing. He already had a very quick turbo car, but then decided to improve the low end by supercharging, where the project eventually turned into what we see here (and last I heard it was for sale). The power curve over a normal Exige is just funny to watch, though you'd only expect that to be the case.

When you hear talk of "there will always be a faster car out there"...this is one case of what they're refering to.

For those interested, take a look at the thread: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f160...hargers-77502/

Here is a video of it running uphill through some sweeping curves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjwdV1AMtEg

And an inside view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSBEf48HEYE





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Old 12-10-09, 07:20 AM
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Someone please find a picture of that Giant four armed sea beast from Sinbad. The front of that car reminds me of it. Empressive car though.
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Old 12-10-09, 02:45 PM
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tht is pretty hot..
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Old 12-10-09, 03:24 PM
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Looks pretty good.. Wide body does look better than the regular body..
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Old 12-10-09, 03:46 PM
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Oh man! Not feelin' them wheels but overall, that thing looks wicked!
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Old 12-10-09, 05:48 PM
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yes, that would get my attention............
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