diskreet

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I am considering picking up an Elise or Elise SC next spring, but I cannot figure out which color to go with. I want the opinion of people not already part of the Lotus community.

Help me pick which of these colors you like best:
Ardent Red:


Canyon Red:


Liquid Blue:


Isotope Green:


Laser Blue:


Aspen White:



For reference, here are all of the colors (some discontinued) that Lotus offers on the Elise:

jsmithe2010

I wouldn't buy one even if I had the $, but if I did, I would go with that red on lower left on the parking lot. Understated, blends with the street, but at the same time shows off the body work meaning no dark colors. 2nd choice the bright silver top right. But color is a personal thing as u know.

Some color look better up close and other colors look better from the distance. I pick colors that look better from the distance

VTEC-4.0

I was always a fan of this car especially when it was sporting a real bright color like the isotope green and laser blue.I like the green one in the top left of the pic of all the Lotus's.4th Elise down in left row,6th down in right row,and 8th down in right row are real nice IMO.Yellow,red,and orange are the colors I always see when I see an Elise.

xRiCeBoYx

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I'd rock it in liquid blue, laser blue, persian blue, british racing green, solar yellow, or chrome orange.. lol.. I was going back and forth between liquid and laser blue, so I flipped a coin and did the opposite of what the coin told me to do..

Nosepicker

I love the silver blue (4th from bottom).

MindBomber

I voted for Liquid Blue, but my favourite colour is British Racing Green.

lordhelmet

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White all the way.

02civicsi02

**** I vote for laser blue. But they are all nice colors.

VTEC-4.0

Just wondering,are you considering a used or a brand new Elise?

lordhelmet

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I have three bullets with the names of the three people who voted for Isotope green ready to go. Why would you ruin a lotus like that?

diskreet

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New.

There is a really nice used Elise for sale close to me. $5k miles, only $35000, but it's yellow and it's an '05. If I liked yellow I'd but it today, and start saving for a supercharger kit. But I don't like it.

There's also a new '08 by me in Chrome orange, not supercharged, but if the price is right I'd but that and add a SC kit.

Muirsy

white ftw

Kennykid2002

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I would go white, or that blue 3rd from bottom on right

Connie

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White with black rims... love it! Although black cars look the best stock, white cars seem to look best with some mods, unless the car looks good murdered.

Mad Dog Tannen

What? They discontinued British Racing Green? That is blaspheme!

xRiCeBoYx

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website says they still got it.

http://www.lotuscarsnorthamerica.com...8elise190.html
under "standard paint"

Mad Dog Tannen

Thank god they still have BRG, I was about to have a nervous breakdown.

For that price you could get a used Z06. Which would spank that little foreign car!

xRiCeBoYx

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In a straight line, yes. Not so much on a twisty track

Mad Dog Tannen

I beg to differ. The Z06 was built for the track. Car and driver rates the Lotus as pulling a .97 on the skid pad while the Vette pulls a .98 add the acceleration difference and Vette wins hands down on a twistie track or in a straight line.

xRiCeBoYx

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Yea.. I thought about editing my post pretty much after I posted it.. oh well. lol

diskreet

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You're misinterpreting the results. The skidpad is a good indication of how much speed a car can sustain in a turn, but the difference between 0.97 and 0.98 G is negligible. What isn't in that number is how well a car goes through the entire turn: initial turn in, time to settle into the turn, speed once the suspension settles, stability in transitioning from brakes to gas, and balance when accelerating out of the turn. The skidpad number is only one of those components.

The reason the Lotus is so fast on a track is because it can change direction so quickly, and with such an amazing balance. The vette takes so much more time for it's weight to shift and the suspension to settle in a turn. Put several sharp turns back-to-back and it's really struggling in comparison.

Mad Dog Tannen

Just sayin...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3MOd44lc8

Slalom times were... Vette: 69.2 mph
Lotus: 72.4 mph

So I will admit that it is probably pretty nice through the twisties.

DevinDTA

Liquid blue is nice so that was my pick, but the white looks real clean though. Isotope Green looks like something you'd spit up when you have a chest cold. Just sayin'.

xRiCeBoYx

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so, uh, diskreet.. it's been a month and a half.. We wanna see this bish! hahaha

diskreet

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FYI I ended up getting a 2008 in Chrome Orange. Thanks for all the replies.

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...ml#post4509614

Mad Dog Tannen

Cool man, lets see some pics!

diskreet

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Pics in members rides section. Link is in my precious post