[ctnewman]

It definitely doesn't handle as well as the lotus... the bmw will push way before the lotus ever will, what do you expect with a 700lb rb up front... but it handles relatively well, it's not heavy, but it's weightier than the lotus...

In a straight line, the lotus, (which at 230whp and 2050lbs is no slouch) is a bicycle compared to the bimmer. My sti was pretty fast at 400-450 whp, but it also weighed 3500 lbs...

The BMW is def the fastest car I have ever driven, and top 3 fastest cars i've ever been in... (been to long to say what was #1, but the other two are my buddy's methanal, gutted, 35r 2.5rs or a 500whp civic hatch)

I don't think the BMW will ever handle as well as the lotus, and I don't think the lotus will ever be as fast as the bmw, but they're both pretty good in their non-dominating category... so i have the best of both worlds...