I’ve never driven a McLaren, but I have driven all kinds of other cars and the car I’ve driven that feels the most driver oriented is the Lotus Exige. I think 430hp stock with BMW 6 cylinder on a 1000kg car and can easily be tuned to 550. Doesn’t really have any electronic tech to make you a good driver. It’s a street legal track car and your ass feels connected to the road. Totally different class of car but it is a drivers car and it is not boring at any time. They have Emeya coming out soonish?
You’re right it started off as a Rover I-4 now it’s a Toyota V-6. the one I drove had a BMW s52 I-6 but I guess that isn’t standard. I haven’t looked at them closely in a loong time. Seems like the new Elmira you can get as a turbo I-4 or a supercharged V-6, very cool. If you ever get the chance to drive one, definitely take it.
True, Gen 1 had the Rover i4 and Gen2 the Toyota 1ZZ aswell as the Elise.
Then the Toyota V6, that was the one i drove in the Cup 380 configuration. Even better on the Nordschleife, that thing was at home there.
I wrote my Top 5 drives before and the Exige is in there, such a visceral, emotional and aural (is that spelled right?) Experience and its a torpedo.
The Emira sadly got the rather mundane AMG i4, i personally think it has too little emotion for the Lotus Badge, too much Business, too little play.
The Emira V6 go for 110k here in europe, thats too much for what it is on the other hand.
I’ve never driven a McLaren, but I have driven all kinds of other cars and the car I’ve driven that feels the most driver oriented is the Lotus Exige. I think 430hp stock with BMW 6 cylinder on a 1000kg car and can easily be tuned to 550. Doesn’t really have any electronic tech to make you a good driver. It’s a street legal track car and your ass feels connected to the road. Totally different class of car but it is a drivers car and it is not boring at any time. They have Emeya coming out soonish?
Its a Toyota V6, isnt it? Supercharged camry engine.
You’re right it started off as a Rover I-4 now it’s a Toyota V-6. the one I drove had a BMW s52 I-6 but I guess that isn’t standard. I haven’t looked at them closely in a loong time. Seems like the new Elmira you can get as a turbo I-4 or a supercharged V-6, very cool. If you ever get the chance to drive one, definitely take it.
True, Gen 1 had the Rover i4 and Gen2 the Toyota 1ZZ aswell as the Elise.
Then the Toyota V6, that was the one i drove in the Cup 380 configuration. Even better on the Nordschleife, that thing was at home there.
I wrote my Top 5 drives before and the Exige is in there, such a visceral, emotional and aural (is that spelled right?) Experience and its a torpedo.
The Emira sadly got the rather mundane AMG i4, i personally think it has too little emotion for the Lotus Badge, too much Business, too little play. The Emira V6 go for 110k here in europe, thats too much for what it is on the other hand.