Is the Lotus Elise the best car in MW?

Dagon · Post by **Dagon** » 28 Dec 2005, 03:19

The moment it came up for purchase in my "screw around" game I immediately brought a Lotus Elise in MW, and was somewhat more than suprised at how damn good it seems to be. While the top speed is somewhat underwhelming, the Elise can -turn- amazingly well; you can actually take most turns at the Elises' top speed without losing more than 5 k's of speed; this means that while other cars may beat the Elise on a straight, nothing comes close whenever there's a corner. You can even ACCELERATE on corners; for this reason it's also an awesome car for Speedtrap races with the traps just after turns or inside a series of turns.

Jmac- · Post by **Jmac-** » 28 Dec 2005, 04:08

I do much better lap times with the Carrera GT than the Elise (both fully-tuned, no unique parts) ...

arabnight · Post by **arabnight** » 28 Dec 2005, 04:26

umm i cant find the eliet a good car o.O

Fadeproof · Post by **Fadeproof** » 28 Dec 2005, 05:17

i think the elise isnt good at all.

Il;l stick with my SLR mclaren

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 28 Dec 2005, 05:27

Fadeproof wrote:Il;l stick with my SLR mclaren

UGLY!

Dunno, never tried the Elise, but from what I've heard it's one of the best.

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 28 Dec 2005, 06:35

Porsche Carrera GT...the car of my dreams (from the game) and in my opinion the best car and that F1 sound...*******. (I hope I don't get banned for saiyng that )

...not that the Elise is bad...

banned is a bit far but atleast try to think before you post!

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 28 Dec 2005, 07:34

i stick with my Porsche Turbo... properly upgraded and tuned, it's a beast =D

Dagon · Post by **Dagon** » 28 Dec 2005, 07:54

I like the Elise purely because of it's amazing handling - it's the only car I've seen which doesn't ever need to slide round a corner because it can simply turn through them. (but it can still slide too, since it's RWD); this means I can accelerate to full speed and stay there for the entire race rather than loosing speed every corner.

Andre_online · Post by **Andre_online** » 28 Dec 2005, 08:20

Ugh... The Lotus is probably my last choice. Its acceleration is horrendous! I can't get a first position lead after the GO light. This doesn't happen when I use other cars like the Cayman, which is a much better choice.

Dagon · Post by **Dagon** » 28 Dec 2005, 10:11

If you hammer half a tank of nitrous off the line you can usually get into 5th gear in about 10 metres and easily pass the starting rank.

fos4276 · Post by **fos4276** » 28 Dec 2005, 10:12

Actually the Lotus Elise isn't that bad at all, but maybe the handling is little bit strange in the game, so make its handling isn't as good as the real one.

Jmac- · Post by **Jmac-** » 28 Dec 2005, 12:15

Andre_online wrote:Ugh... The Lotus is probably my last choice. Its acceleration is horrendous! I can't get a first position lead after the GO light. This doesn't happen when I use other cars like the Cayman, which is a much better choice.

I agree that the Cayman is a better choice: Not quite as maneuverable, but it has more power and is a lot more stable. One thing I hate about the Elise is that, because it's so light, whenever you hit anything, it slows you down so much. Also, when you lose the rear end, it's harder than most cars to regain control.

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 28 Dec 2005, 12:35

The Elise sure does stick to the road, but when it get's-a slidin', it's stays-a slidin'!

SliM_880 · Post by **SliM_880** » 28 Dec 2005, 17:40

man i love the elise... its one of my best racing cars... its crazy handling and high acceleration makes it one of the best.... even carrera gt doesnt handel as good...

The only thing that annoys me bou it is that it is a very bad car for police pursuits becuz of its very light weight...

But its a beauty that has the best handles in the game, and a relatively high acceleration....

@Faderproof: the SL is an amazing car... Almost one of the best in the game... defenitely one that ppl should get in the career mode....

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 28 Dec 2005, 18:01

Is the performance of the Elise even realistic? I know it's light weight and because of that, it doesn't have a very powerful engine but it's still has good handling but I really doubt the Elise could turn that well at those high speeds.

Andre_online · Post by **Andre_online** » 28 Dec 2005, 18:33

Its acceleration is very weak. Its speed is average for me...

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 28 Dec 2005, 20:53

Andre_online wrote:Its acceleration is very weak. Its speed is average for me...

I just noticed that when I have it a try today. The acceleration's the weakest point, speed is good (not great) but the handling...woah...you can take corners like a madman.

So it's not the best overall car in MW but to me, it is the best car for twisting tracks with a lot of tight curves and corners.

DarrenR21373 · Post by **DarrenR21373** » 28 Dec 2005, 21:10

I'll stick to my fully maxxed Clio V6 - just love the handling of that go-kart - better than the Elise IMO (but then I like slidey cars).

SkeeteRX7 · Post by **SkeeteRX7** » 29 Dec 2005, 01:41

Sure, it has cornering ability, but its unstable because it's mid-engine, rear wheel drive. Also, it can't even take a hit from a light SUV, even in real life. Imagine if you saw a riced-out Eise on I-95 with a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 SUV's on its tail. You would die if you were hit. I prefer mid engine-all wheel drive, or front engine-rear wheel drive for racing layouts. Even a heavier, more balanced MR is good, like the Cayman S or Clio.

flatlander757 · Post by **flatlander757** » 29 Dec 2005, 05:53

The Elise is awesome in the "minimum" cop risk races... and something I've found very useful to remedy the slide when it gets sideways... timebreaker

Try it

Dagon · Post by **Dagon** » 29 Dec 2005, 05:56

I like using it against cops - it requires a lot of finesse to use effectively against the police but they can never catch you if you do it right, due to the handling of the elise.

Saeidi · Post by **Saeidi** » 29 Dec 2005, 05:58

Nope...Lamborghini Murcielago.

King of them all IMO ATM BTW!

StoneNewt · Post by **StoneNewt** » 29 Dec 2005, 07:57

It's in the 'big 4' for me, for anything tight n' twisty the Elise comes out, it slides about a fair bit when you have the front sorted but that's fine for the type of race I use this with. If things are a little faster the Gallardo comes out to play, it's not as agile as the Elise but it's more stable & forgiving at higher speeds. When things get really fast though the Murcielargo is the car to have, I'm sure other cars get to higher speeds quicker but the Murcie' makes it much easier to hold onto what speed you have. Finally the Evo VIII, successor to the Mustang as the cop killer, it's not as agile as the Elise but strangely it's easier to out manoeuvre the cops & is much more forgiving with quick line/direction changes.

Saeidi · Post by **Saeidi** » 29 Dec 2005, 09:22

StoneNewt wrote:When things get really fast though the Murcielargo is the car to have, I'm sure other cars get to higher speeds quicker but the Murcie' makes it much easier to hold onto what speed you have.

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