Drive a Dakar and then do another video. ;)

I know exactly you are talking about. I allways get nervous when I hear rattle and then I buy lots of materials and dismantling, isolating and etc. But get rid off the rattle it is one of the most satisfying feeling.

I agree. I’d rather have the 911T. I’m sorry they’ve added rear wheel steer to it for 2024, though.

To some people it’s not a lot of money. However, the 911 has grown too big and heavy to be a true sports cars. It’s a sporty limo, in my opinion.

Thanks Vince & Antonio ? For building me a great engine Just added Larini Club Sport exhaust Changed the very clean oil Car is spotless on underside Quality high detail work my friend

Thanks Vince for posting this interesting video. I have one question. What was the long thin black tool you were inserting into the head? What did it do? Thanks

Best current hypercar!

I am one of the boys who were on the beach, today I was talking to a friend and he told me that he had seen this video on KZbin because he knows them. Thank you for being so cool and for this content, it is very good.✌️

Think Lotus Motorsport closed a few years ago after the first round of exige Cup cars.

❌ Fireworks are prohibited in Ensenada!

Looks like you had a great trip Vince!

Excellent vid! Coming from the RC world were ICE engines only remain for nostalgia purposes and racing is dominated by electrics, we're looking forward to an affordable EV sports car! We regret not buying Chad Hurley's Tesla Roadster for $30k when we had the chance.

An experende video... But based only in imagination...

Love the silver what did it sell for?

Just drove it! Absolutely incredible machine.

If you have two how do you decide which one to drive?

is the fate of every exige owner...?

Really well done video, the only one I've seen to compare the subtle differences on these cars. I like both, but would have to pass on the Exige for that lack of a rear view alone.

What would be replacement?

911 R.

The late Alan Clarke MP and well known aristocrat & car collector, long held the view that cars should have patina & I have long agreed with him on this. The practical aspect of having a pristine car cannot be underestimated - if it’s raining you likely won’t drive a perfect resto car irrespective of the cars value & the constant worry about chipping the paintwork etc largely all disappears with an unrestored car. I saw this car at Goodwood & it was very definitely patinated!

Great video as ever. Whilst I love the S2 look of both cars, the very earliest S1 Elise were only 700KG & with the 135 head or upgrade cams etc, 200BHP per tonne is achieved without all the additional weight that the S2 brings. You should try driving an S1 for a comparison with your S2 stable. The weight of a passenger in an S1 is very noticeable. It’s a great shame US didn’t get the S3 Exige - total beast of a car that I am sure would have appealed to the American driver. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for the info, was really wondering about this for a while

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Great video! While essentially the same car with some tweaks, many more little differences than one might think!

Great video as usual Vince. Only a few things I would add... more as a spotters guide. All the wings on the 06 Exiges were black, so easier to spot "sans supercharger". Also those "LSS/Sport" wheels were 6.5" wide fronts. Phasing in starting 2008, those fronts were reduced to 6.0" wide. :( Later wheels after that went to 6.0 fronts and 8.0" rears....further increasing the understeer.. :(

This is a really cool video I’ve been looking at these cars for a while and didn’t notice the small differences. For mostly road use and maybe occasional track day which car would be better? I’m guessing the Elise but the exige looks so cool!

The silver wheel that you say came later on the Exige and Elise is incorrect. That wheel, internally known as the "Exige" wheel, was the first to ever be fitted to the Exige. It only appeared later on the Elise on special editions like the California (or when supplies ran low). Also, the weight difference between the 2006 cars was only 31 lbs, much of which was wheel/tire weight. Fitted with the same wheel/tires combo the cars were as near as makes no difference in weight. Lastly, the 4-pot AP Racing 7624 caliper (semi-gloss black, raised center) was fitted to some 2007 cars, and later replaced with the 7635 4-pot caliper (gloss black, flat face). Overall good job with the video.

A few things to note: For the Exige hard tops, the roof scoop was blocked off and not functional on the non-SC 2006 cars. Also, I believe the later cars with the scoop that extends to the windshield are referred to as "full mohawk" and not just "mohawk" (to differentiate them as you could say the earlier ones have a "partial" mohawk). Finally, I am pretty sure the rearview mirror in the Exige was needed to pass federal and/or state testing requirements, regardless of whether or not it serves any practical use. Inspections include a checklist for required items, including rearview mirror, and owners would be faced with having to explain/argue that one is not worth having in an Exige - easier to include it. The useless sun visors on both cars are also worth noting for this reason.

The front and rear clam for the exige is also wider than the elise. Track width is wider on the exige as well. Very important point

Great video! one other difference (i'm not sure you mentioned) other than clam styling is that i believe the fiberglass process is different between the Exige and Elise. The Elise had a molded process where the Exige had a hand laid fiberglass clam and is thicker and heavier than the Elise clams. I've been watching your all your videos since before i got my Elise so keep up the good work!

Notebook AI to have a discussion. LOL. I am a huge fan of this car and original and unrestored cars like it though!

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Comes down to how you feel about cars. One side votes for perfect in every way, as new, no grass on the tires or driving. Call it art. The other side votes for driving and using the car for it's intended purpose. Call it art.

Unfortunately, history is lost in nearly every restoration - there really are things made with hardware that is totally unique to the manufacturer and argue all you want but that is not how the restoration comes out - there is a ton of close. That said, most things are relegated to “used” and not capable of a pebble beach field. That said again, I have seen some stunning unrestored cars be restored to get onto the field at pebble beach. Anyway, a mix of whatever is always a good thing.

Geez, what an unbelievable parade of rare and gorgeous classics. Out of every traffic jam that ever was or ever will be, I'd choose to be stuck in that one. 😁 Thanks for posting.

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I have been involved with Cobras and Shelbys for 50+ years. I am a fan of the stories a car can tell. That is erased with restoration and I find attending a show where the only difference in a row of cars is the date codes on the glass and sheet metal to be VERY BORING. I'm also a great fan that the true story of a car is told. Dr Simmone's Daytona Coupe is an example. It was in fact the first Daytona restored. Jim Russell of Russkit slotcars bought it from Shelby with a fresh street 289 HiPo long block installed. Russell had show quality bodywork and paint done (I suspect by Dean Jefferies) and a new Tony Nancy interior installed. This was the face of his company and he wanted it perfect. What you see today is the result of 50+ years of poor storage not an original as raced car. BTW Phil Specter bought it for $12,500 and his bodyguard gave him $1,000 for it. We tracked down the owner in the early 90s and offered her 2 million (on behalf a a friend who lived back east). We had the door slammed in our face and she threatened to call the cops if we ever came back. Check out Chip Foose's channel and look at the preservation work he just did on a 1950s Barris custom that was untouched since Barris and Jefferies finished it.

Old video, but does the app work for oval tracks or just for road?

Simple Both. To the owner and winner CHEERS!

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I love both kinds, I don't think I could pick one category over another, but just depends on the specific car & in this case, I do think they picked the best in show!

I once attended a small car show in Colton California where an old guy showed up with his daily driver Ford Model T. The folding top was in shreds. It was crusted in dust. But it was driven to the show and driven home again. I was very impressed with that car. One could suspect that the owner was trying for that effect, but if you saw him you wouldn't think that.

Imagine buying Jimmy Hendix or Stevie Ray Vaughn's guitar and then stripping it and refinishing it. The value would be destroyed. It's about time the car world woke up to preservation.

I come from the motorcycle side, but the thought is the same. An original, unrestored machine wears time and its experience on its patinaed skin. I lose all interest when restoration becomes some sort of financial flex and a gotcha game. No vintage motorcycle was ever an adventure in chrome and enamel. I want to see the car or motorcycle as it is, and be able to experience all the roads it has been down, and the entirety of its 'lifetime'.

A sign of the future

cars are only original once. I love that a survivor won. they are far more rare than over restored trailer queens

If a preserved car is in that kind of condition, is a significant then it deserves to be best in show, absolutely. We seem to have lost the idea that this is about cars, not a flexing of wealth in the restoration process.