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why the Elise is not in N/A

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Jedi Knight
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actually you can legally get the first gen elise in the US through a tuning company called Sun International. they modify it enough to meet safety standards, and then even better they replace the original rover unit with the 2 L honda B-16 powerplant. thats something like 210 hp, compared to the base elises 118. it doesnt come cheap though- about $55,000.

i think Sun International also imports various renaults (mainly clio sport) and some TVRs as well.

dont worry though- the new elise will be here in america in no time.
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Banshee:
actually you can legally get the first gen elise in the US through a tuning company called Sun International. they modify it enough to meet safety standards, and then even better they replace the original rover unit with the 2 L honda B-16 powerplant. thats something like 210 hp, compared to the base elises 118. it doesnt come cheap though- about $55,000.

i think Sun International also imports various renaults (mainly clio sport) and some TVRs as well.

dont worry though- the new elise will be here in america in no time.
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Yikes! $55k! You could buy a Corvette Z06 for that! (but they are very cool looking cars, I must admit!)
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