<VV> Boy, Are We Behind! (No Corvair)

[Bill Elliott]

Vauxhall (GM UK, mostly Opel) makes some interesting cars (not including 
the econobox "Corsa" my wife rented there a couple summers ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Corsa

Little known in the US, they made a turbo version of the Lotus Elise S2 
that was faster than the Elise AND cheaper.  It would have been a great 
time to reintroduce the "Corvair" marque, but alas, with the Elise S3 
(the one we get here) there was so much demand that the cheaper Vauxhall 
version was canned last year. Maybe as the US Elise demand draws off, GM 
could consider doing their own US spec "Corvair" version? Pipe dream, I 
know....

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/features/0406scc_tengreat10/

Only 151 mph, though... that Vectra will still get ya!

Bill Elliott

Ron wrote:

>I see where a London policeman got into a minor bit of trouble for driving 159 mph on a London freeway, apparently just to check the car out.  He was sent before a judge but not convicted of any offense.  He was driving a Vauxall Vectra squad car. 
>P.S. - Don't try to outrun one with your Corvair, or anything!
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