> From Wikipedia: >"A large, powerful engine is not required; many of the early British >sports cars lacked a powerful engine and did not accelerate as quickly >as, say, muscle cars, but were known for having exceptional handling >characteristics due to their combination of light weight, carefully >engineered/balanced chassis and innovative suspension designs. Lotus >is often cited as an example of this approach. On tight, twisting >roads, such a car has higher effective performance than a heavier, >more powerful car with less cornering ability." >Interesting how this excerpt fits the DMC-12 so well even though it's >not specifically about the car. Well, a friend of mine has a Lotus Elise and I know how this little thing handles. No, you absolutely can't compare it to a Delorean. never ! Not even with my new shocks I installed (the adjustable ones form Ed Uding, very stiff now to keep the car on the road) it is even close to the Lotus. But I can enjoy long distances in my Delo, while the Elise is better for short trips and small roads, corners... Elvis & 6548 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/