Un court essai dans EVO ce mois-ci, voici le résumé:
Different engines they may be, but compare the power graphs of the S and the R and they trace very similar lines until 6000 rpm, when the R’s variable valve lift unleashes a sudden torrent of extra horsepower. So up to that point you might expect the driving experiences to be similar, especially as the torque curves also keep fairly close company.
Srangely, that isn’t the case.
Subjectively, the S seems to offer more robust performance, helped along by a slightly fruitier exhaust note. Although its torque peaks at 4200 rpm, it pulls convincingly from as low as 2000 rpm and gives the impression that you don’t have to rev it mercilessly to obtain satisfying performance.
If you’ve spent time in an R you’ll be disappointed to reach 6000 rpm and not have the engine go manic, but on thre other hand, if you’ve experienced a regular K-serie powered Elise you’ll revel in the fact that the engine still feels and sounds exuberant and well-mannered at this engine speed and that there’s another 800 rpm to go.
Not having to chase the extra kick provided by the r’s motor is actually pretty liberating – finding a long enough stretch of tarmac to delve beyound 6000 rpm to hit that hyper zone can be frustating.
Freed from this angst in the S, you can concentrate on enjoying the sublime chassis, it’s like being back in an original Elise, where the pleasure in going fast in it had nothing to do with power.
Trackdays fans rae likely to crave the extra punch that the R gives, but for road use I’s hazard that the S is the best Elise to date.
Dan a écrit :Exact, moi j'essaie de vendre ma magnifique Elise S2 de 2003 à 24'500 euro ou 38'500CHF impossible!!! Et pourtant peu de kils et super entretenue...
Attends un peu de voir les Elise S sur circuit, je pense que la côte des 120ch va remonter
"Any car which holds together for more than a race is too heavy" - ce qui explique pas mal de choses :p
