[mikeus_maximus]

supercharged and intercooled high revving 4-cylinder engine from the standard Lotus Exige S

And that right there, car fans, is why various the Loti over the last 4 decades have had lfe expectancies measured in months, not years. They are not made for American highways.

[antiRepublicrat]

And that right there, car fans, is why various the Loti over the last 4 decades have had lfe expectancies measured in months, not years.

That is a Toyota engine that's already in plenty of Toyotas in this country, although it has been tuned by Lotus to produce more power. And I can tell you from experience that even the first-generation Elise (with a far inferior engine) did fine on the Autobahn with an average speed of 100-120 mph.

They are not made for American highways.

Lotus road cars have never been about top-end speed, but about light-weight and handling. BTW, I know somebody with a 70s Elan that's still running fine, and it has a Ford engine.